Nagaland Governor PB Acharya on Thursday asked Chief Minister Dr Shurhozuelie Liezietsu once again to prove his majority on the floor of the Assembly positively on or before July 15, a directive the state cabinet had turned down earlier in the day.

In a letter addressed to the chief minister late Thursday (July 14), the governor said that Liezietsu did not deny TR Zeliang&#39;s claims of enjoying&nbsp;the support of 44 of the 59 MLAs in the House.

Acharya said it was not an &quot;internal matter&quot;&nbsp;of the ruling Naga People&#39;s Front (NPF) as claimed by the chief minister,&nbsp;but about whether he enjoyed&nbsp;the support of the majority of the House or not.

He also said that from the material&nbsp;available to him, it prima facie appeared&nbsp;that the chief minister&nbsp;had&nbsp;lost support of the majority of the Assembly and therefore, again requested him to call an emergency session of the assembly to prove his majority on the floor of the House.

While turning down the governor&#39;s directive earlier in the day, the state cabinet said the by-poll to Northern Angami-I seat has already been notified and the model code of conduct is in force. The chief minister has also filed his nomination papers.

The cabinet said, &quot;It would not be legally proper for the cabinet to advise, and for the Governor to summon the assembly during this election period.&quot;

The Governor replied that as far as the by-election was concerned, it was for only one constituency and so it should not come in the way of recommending summoning of a special session of the assembly.&nbsp;

Liezietsu revokes Zeliang&#39;s suspension

After turning down Governor PB Acharya&#39;s directive to seek trust vote by July 15, Nagaland Chief Minister Shurhozelie Liezietsu on Thursday night revoked the suspension of TR Zeliang, who has staked claim to form government, and 10 others.

Former chief minister Zeliang, however, said he has not received any official communication about the revoking of suspension and his demand for forming the government stays.

Zeliang, claiming the support of 41 of 59 MLAs in the assembly, wrote to the Governor on July 8 for an invitation to form the new NPF-led DAN government.

Liezietsu then dismissed four ministers and 11 parliamentary secretaries and suspended them all besides Zeliang from the party. Of the parliamentary secretaries, five belonged to the NPF. 
 
An NPF release tonight announced revoking of the suspension order of Zeliang, four ministers and five parliamentary secretaries who were all party members. 
 
Besides, NPF withdrew suspension of three-time chief minister and lone Lok Sabha MP from Nagaland Neiphiu Rio, who was suspended for anti-party activities on May 17 last year. 
 
&quot;The decision to withdraw suspension of the 11 NPF legislators was taken as part of a resolution adopted during a consultative meeting of the NPF Legislature Party along with NPF Central Party leaders held this evening at the chief minister&#39;s residential office,&quot; the NPF release said.

It said the decision was taken for the sake of &quot;true reconciliation and better understanding&quot; to resolve NPF&#39;s &quot;internal crisis&quot; and for the sake of the larger interest of the Nagas.

Waiting for Governor to return to Kohima: Zeliang 
 
Zeliang, however, said, &quot;I have the support of 36 NPF MLAs and seven Independent MLAs. We are firm on our claim to establish a new NPF government in the state.&quot; 
 
He said they were waiting for the Governor to return to Kohima and &quot;call us to form the government or let the Chief Minister face the floor test.&quot; 
 
&quot;We will return if the floor test is held by July 15. Otherwise we will wait,&quot; he told PTI over phone from Assam where he is camping with his supporters. 
 
Rajbhavan sources said, Acharya is out of station and is scheduled to return to Kohima tomorrow. 
 
&quot;We have not received any official communication about withdrawal of suspension but came to know of it from friends in Kohima. We will decide (about it) only after receiving the official communication,&quot; Zeliang added. 
 
Asked whether his group would merge with BJP, he said &quot;We have not taken any decision on that line. Since we are NPF MLAs, we will remain in NPF.&quot;

Earlier, a cabinet meeting headed by the chief minister discussed the governor&#39;s directive to face trust vote by July 15 and decided against calling any emergency session of the assembly for the purpose. 
 
&quot;The state cabinet was of the firm opinion that there was no justification for an emergency session of the assembly to discuss or resolve the internal affairs of the ruling Naga People&#39;s Front (NPF),&quot; stated a joint statement issued by Chief Minister Liezietsu and Chief Secretary Panjak Kumar. 
 
The statement quoted a Supreme Court ruling saying that &quot;the governor can summon or prorogue and dissolve the House, only on the aid and advice of the council of ministers with the chief minister as its head, and not on his own.&quot; 
 
The present strength of the 60-member Nagaland assembly is 59 as the Northern Angami I seat is vacant now. The bypoll for the seat will be held on July 29. 
In the assembly, the NPF has 47 members, the BJP four and independents eight. There is no opposition.&nbsp;

The governor said Liezietsu did not deny the TR Zeliang's claims of enjoying?the support of 44 MLAs in a house of 59

Nagaland Governor PB Acharya on Thursday asked Chief Minister Dr Shurhozuelie Liezietsu once again to prove his majority on the floor of the Assembly positively on or before July 15, a directive the state cabinet had turned down earlier in the day. In a letter addressed to the chief minister late Thursday (July 14), the governor said that Liezietsu did not deny TR Zeliang's claims of enjoying the support of 44 of the 59 MLAs in the House. Acharya said it was not an "internal matter" of the ruling Naga People's Front (NPF) as claimed by the chief minister, but about whether he enjoyed the support of the majority of the House or not. He also said that from the material available to him, it prima facie appeared that the chief minister had lost support of the majority of the Assembly and therefore, again requested him to call an emergency session of the assembly to prove his majority on the floor of the House. While turning down the governor's directive earlier in the day, the state cabinet said the by-poll to Northern Angami-I seat has already been notified and the model code of conduct is in force. The chief minister has also filed his nomination papers. The cabinet said, "It would not be legally proper for the cabinet to advise, and for the Governor to summon the assembly during this election period." The Governor replied that as far as the by-election was concerned, it was for only one constituency and so it should not come in the way of recommending summoning of a special session of the assembly. Liezietsu revokes Zeliang's suspension After turning down Governor PB Acharya's directive to seek trust vote by July 15, Nagaland Chief Minister Shurhozelie Liezietsu on Thursday night revoked the suspension of TR Zeliang, who has staked claim to form government, and 10 others. Former chief minister Zeliang, however, said he has not received any official communication about the revoking of suspension and his demand for forming the government stays. Zeliang, claiming the support of 41 of 59 MLAs in the assembly, wrote to the Governor on July 8 for an invitation to form the new NPF-led DAN government. Liezietsu then dismissed four ministers and 11 parliamentary secretaries and suspended them all besides Zeliang from the party. Of the parliamentary secretaries, five belonged to the NPF. An NPF release tonight announced revoking of the suspension order of Zeliang, four ministers and five parliamentary secretaries who were all party members. Besides, NPF withdrew suspension of three-time chief minister and lone Lok Sabha MP from Nagaland Neiphiu Rio, who was suspended for anti-party activities on May 17 last year. "The decision to withdraw suspension of the 11 NPF legislators was taken as part of a resolution adopted during a consultative meeting of the NPF Legislature Party along with NPF Central Party leaders held this evening at the chief minister's residential office," the NPF release said. It said the decision was taken for the sake of "true reconciliation and better understanding" to resolve NPF's "internal crisis" and for the sake of the larger interest of the Nagas. Waiting for Governor to return to Kohima: Zeliang Zeliang, however, said, "I have the support of 36 NPF MLAs and seven Independent MLAs. We are firm on our claim to establish a new NPF government in the state." He said they were waiting for the Governor to return to Kohima and "call us to form the government or let the Chief Minister face the floor test." "We will return if the floor test is held by July 15. Otherwise we will wait," he told PTI over phone from Assam where he is camping with his supporters. Rajbhavan sources said, Acharya is out of station and is scheduled to return to Kohima tomorrow. "We have not received any official communication about withdrawal of suspension but came to know of it from friends in Kohima. We will decide (about it) only after receiving the official communication," Zeliang added. Asked whether his group would merge with BJP, he said "We have not taken any decision on that line. Since we are NPF MLAs, we will remain in NPF." Earlier, a cabinet meeting headed by the chief minister discussed the governor's directive to face trust vote by July 15 and decided against calling any emergency session of the assembly for the purpose. "The state cabinet was of the firm opinion that there was no justification for an emergency session of the assembly to discuss or resolve the internal affairs of the ruling Naga People's Front (NPF)," stated a joint statement issued by Chief Minister Liezietsu and Chief Secretary Panjak Kumar. The statement quoted a Supreme Court ruling saying that "the governor can summon or prorogue and dissolve the House, only on the aid and advice of the council of ministers with the chief minister as its head, and not on his own." The present strength of the 60-member Nagaland assembly is 59 as the Northern Angami I seat is vacant now. The bypoll for the seat will be held on July 29. In the assembly, the NPF has 47 members, the BJP four and independents eight. There is no opposition.

Nagaland Governor again directs chief minister to prove majority

The political turmoil in Nagaland worsened on Sunday with former chief minister TR Zeliang staking&nbsp;his claim to form government&nbsp;and chief minister Shurhozelie Liezietsu subsequently sacking&nbsp;four cabinet ministers who were demanding his removal.

Zeliang wrote to the Governor claiming the support of 47 legislators of his party, the Naga People&#39;s Front, and seven independent lawmakers.&nbsp;

&quot;34 Naga People&#39;s Front (NPF) MLAs (including me) out of 47, supported me to continue as the Leader of the Legislature party of NPF,&quot; Zeliang wrote in the letter. &quot;Seven Independent MLAs have also affirmed their support in favour of me taking the tally to 41 out of 59 in support of me.&quot;

In his letter, Zeilang also stated that the MLAs (Members of Legislative Assembly) had asked incumbent chief minister Shurhozelie Liezietsu to resign and pave way for him to take over as the Chief Minister.

&quot;I request that I may be invited to form a new NPF-led DAN Government at the earliest,&quot; he wrote.&nbsp;

Zeliang, along with 41 legislators, is lodged at a resort in Assam&#39;s Kaziranga National Park.

He said they were waiting for the Governor to invite Zeliang to form the government.

The Governor is in Maharashtra and he is expected to return to Nagaland in a few days.

Following Zeilang&#39;s move, Liezietsu, chief of the Nagaland People&#39;s Front, sacked four legislators from his party and six independent legislators, as Parliamentary Secretaries.

The Nagaland chief minister asked Governor PB Acharya to remove home Minister Yanthungo Patton, Power Minister Kipili Sangtam, National Highway and Political Affairs Minister G Kaito Aye, Forest and Environment and Climate Change Minister Imkong L Imchen from the cabinet.

The Nagaland government issued notifications terminating the appointment of Zeliang as Advisor (Finance) and Nuklotoshi as Advisor to Chief Minister.

Liezietsu was sworn in as Chief Minister on February 22 this year after Zeliang stepped down in the wake of violent protests by tribal groups who were opposed to his decision to hold elections in urban local bodies with 33 per cent reservation for women.

The Chief Minister has appealed to the people of the state to keep calm and has assured that the crisis within the party will be resolved at the earliest.

He said the NPF-led government will complete its full term.

In the 59-member assembly, the ruling Democratic Alliance of Nagaland coalition government has 47 legislators of the NPF, four of the Bharatiya Janata Party and eight independents.

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Former chief minister TR Zeliang wrote to the Governor claming the support of 34 of the 47 legislators of the Naga People's Front

The political turmoil in Nagaland worsened on Sunday with former chief minister TR Zeliang staking his claim to form government and chief minister Shurhozelie Liezietsu subsequently sacking four cabinet ministers who were demanding his removal. Zeliang wrote to the Governor claiming the support of 47 legislators of his party, the Naga People's Front, and seven independent lawmakers. "34 Naga People's Front (NPF) MLAs (including me) out of 47, supported me to continue as the Leader of the Legislature party of NPF," Zeliang wrote in the letter. "Seven Independent MLAs have also affirmed their support in favour of me taking the tally to 41 out of 59 in support of me." In his letter, Zeilang also stated that the MLAs (Members of Legislative Assembly) had asked incumbent chief minister Shurhozelie Liezietsu to resign and pave way for him to take over as the Chief Minister. "I request that I may be invited to form a new NPF-led DAN Government at the earliest," he wrote. Zeliang, along with 41 legislators, is lodged at a resort in Assam's Kaziranga National Park. He said they were waiting for the Governor to invite Zeliang to form the government. The Governor is in Maharashtra and he is expected to return to Nagaland in a few days. Following Zeilang's move, Liezietsu, chief of the Nagaland People's Front, sacked four legislators from his party and six independent legislators, as Parliamentary Secretaries. The Nagaland chief minister asked Governor PB Acharya to remove home Minister Yanthungo Patton, Power Minister Kipili Sangtam, National Highway and Political Affairs Minister G Kaito Aye, Forest and Environment and Climate Change Minister Imkong L Imchen from the cabinet. The Nagaland government issued notifications terminating the appointment of Zeliang as Advisor (Finance) and Nuklotoshi as Advisor to Chief Minister. Liezietsu was sworn in as Chief Minister on February 22 this year after Zeliang stepped down in the wake of violent protests by tribal groups who were opposed to his decision to hold elections in urban local bodies with 33 per cent reservation for women. The Chief Minister has appealed to the people of the state to keep calm and has assured that the crisis within the party will be resolved at the earliest. He said the NPF-led government will complete its full term. In the 59-member assembly, the ruling Democratic Alliance of Nagaland coalition government has 47 legislators of the NPF, four of the Bharatiya Janata Party and eight independents.

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