NPF Legislature Party Chief Whip issues whip to party MLAs

The NPF Legislature Party Chief Whip has issued a whip directing all party MLAs not to vote in favour of any motion moved against Nagaland Chief Minister Shurhozelie Liezietsu, who will seek a vote of confidence at a special session of the state Assembly tomorrow.
He said that the NPF party legislators disobeying the whip/directions of the party would be liable to be disqualified in terms of the 10th Schedule of the Constitution of India which is the Anti-Defection Law.
NPF Legislature Party Chief Whip Kiyanilie Peseyie reiterated that Nagaland People's Front (NPF) has a total of 47 MLAs in the Assembly.

"If any motion of confidence is moved by Liezietsu, all NPF legislators shall vote in favour of the motion. If any motion is moved by anybody expressing no confidence in the council of ministers headed by Liezietsu, all NPF Party legislators shall vote against the motion," he said.
Governor P B Acharya has directed Speaker Imtiwapang Aier to summon the emergent special session of the assembly at 9.30 am tomorrow for the purpose.
Earlier in the day, the Kohima Bench of the Gauhati High Court dismissed Liezietsu's writ petition seeking stay on the governor's directive to him to seek vote of confidence in the Assembly by July 15.

Acharya had on July 11 and July 13 directed Liezietsu, who is facing rebellion by 43 ruling Naga Peoples Front MLAs led by former chief minister T R Zeliang demanding change of leadership in the present house of 59, to seek vote of confidence on or before July 15.
Zeliang, who was forced out of office in February following large scale protests over holding of urban local bodies election with 33 per cent reservation for women, had staked claim to form the government saying he had majority support in the House.