Zeliangrong Baudi joins UNC on CM boycott

TAMENGLONG, Nov 29 : After the United Naga Council (UNC)'s stand to oppose Manipur chief minister O Ibobi Singh gracing the forth coming Orange Festival in Tamenglong, the Zeliangrong Baudi, Manipur has appealed all the frontal organisations to abide the decision of the UNC.

The Zeliangrong Baudi while announcing to boycott Ibobi Singh's visit to Tamenglong for the Orange Festival, has given reasons why the Nagas are opposing the chief minister from gracing the festival.

According to the Zeliangrong Baudi, chief minister O Ibobi Singh is anti-Naga who spews venomous anti-Naga messages. "We are preventing further spreading of anti-Naga messages in Naga areas," said the Zeliangrong Baudi. It then said O Ibobi Singh promotes Orange Queens and while doing so the orange growers/farmers are at the receiving end. It should be the festival of requiem for orange growers, the Zeliangrong Baudi stated. It then alleged that Orange Festival is organised to spread the hegemony of anti-Naga and communal messages of the Manipur government.

"Now, the settlement of Naga political issue is going to be a reality soon and why should anti-Naga elements be allowed to derail the more-than-sixty years old struggle?" the Zeliangrong Baudi questioned while expressing, "We want solution and not the derailing of our cherished Naga goal."

The Zeliangrong Baudi said its move has been to keep the July 1, 2012 declaration of the Naga Peoples Convention which is to sever all political ties with the government of Manipur.