Senapati: The United Naga Council (UNC) on Tuesday held a successful consultative meeting with intending Naga candidates for the ensuing 18th Lok Sabha elections 2024 at its head office in Senapati district.
According to a reliable source, at least eight candidates from different Naga tribes attended the UNC meeting.
The candidates were officially accompanied by their respective tribe president in response to the Naga apex body’s directive.
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As per the UNC note, it stated that “Given the present time and situation, it is of paramount importance that a Naga represents our people in the Lok Sabha and so the consultative is being convened for securing the same.”
Meanwhile, among the eight intending candidates who turned up for the meeting, four of them, including the sitting Outer Manipur MP Dr Lorho S Pfoze, are in the fray for the Naga People’s Front (NPF) ticket. The other three candidates are K Timothy Zimik, a former Income Tax Principal Chief Commissioner, Kho John, former UNC president and Samuel Risom, former MLA and Central Working President, NPF.
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“For the Naga people, the present issues are very complicated and it needs a lot of efforts to be put in. I have already started the work and I want to go to the finish point,” said MP Dr Lorho.
MP Lorho further pledged to continue to do his best for the good of the tribal people and the state in general and for the Naga people in particular.
Another three candidates for the Parliamentary election namely Lanjaigai Kamson, president, ST Morcha BJP Manipur, Dr Alyson Abonmai, social activist and vice-president of Manipur BJP youth wing Saveio Khole are said to be fraying for the BJP ticket.
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Meanwhile, social worker K Dharmasing also participated the meeting as an intending candidate. However, his affiliated political party is yet to be known.
Despite being officially informed, another two more intending candidates namely Dr Adim Pamei, a BJP Party worker and former Congress MLA Alfred Khanngam S Arthur did not turn up for the UNC meeting, sources reported.