NPCC Clarifies ILP Statement Was Personal Opinion, Not Party Stand

Dimapur 2nd July 2025 | The attention of the Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) is drawn to the article on Inner Line Permit (ILP) written by Rajesh Kumar Sethi who has also used his designation as National Coordinator of All India Congress Committee, Incharge of Manipur, while putting forth his individual opinion in connection with the imposition of ILP in Dimapur that was published in a section of local news dailies on June 24, 2025.

NPCC clarifies that the opinion of Rajesh Kumar Sethi - who is one of the National Coordinators in Minority Department, AICC - does not reflect the opinion of the party and that party functionaries irrespective of the designations held are not authorized to speak on policy matters through individual’s perspective, especially on sensitive topics like the ILP issue. The party will initiate appropriate measures to ensure that the party designation is not misused to bring disrepute and lower the image of the party in the eyes of the people.