HT Correspondent
DIMAPUR, Oct 13: The Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) refuted the news report that chief minister Neiphiu Rio was recently summoned and questioned by the ED.
Drawing attention to what it called “false news” being circulated on some electronic, print and social media, the NDPP, in a release issued by its media and communication committee, on Thursday clarified that the chief minister was never summoned nor questioned by the ED till date.
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It said such malicious false news has been fabricated and spread by unscrupulous elements whose sole intentions are to damage the image of the chief minister and defame his name and the office he occupies.
Vehemently condemning “this malicious act of tarnishing the name and image of Rio, such acts of maligning the name and image of any person, let alone a chief minister are highly unacceptable and unbecoming in our society and must be condemned by every right-thinking citizen.
The NDPP said all legalities are being put in place in order to identify and apprehend the source of this false and defamatory news and that all legal actions will be pursued so that such acts are not committed in the future.
The release said the NDPP president and rank and file collectively stand steadfast with the chief minister. It also demanded that the state government leave no stone unturned to identify and apprehend the culprits immediately and book them under relevant laws.
“Let this be an example to deter others from resorting to such malicious acts in the future,” the NDPP said.
