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The opposition Naga Peopleโ€™s Front (NPF) of Nagaland on Wednesday filed disqualification petition before Assembly Speaker Vikho-o Yhoshu against seven of its legislators for defying the partyโ€™s the collective decision to support the Congress party in the April 11 Lok Sabha polls.

According to reports, the seven rebel NPF legislators โ€“ Kejong Chang, E E Pangteang, Eshak Konyak, C L John, B S Nganlang, N Thongwang Konyak and Toyang Chang โ€“ had campaigned for Yepthomi despite show-cause notices issued to them.

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In a statement issued here, the NPF had stated, โ€œThe reason of filling the disqualification petition against the seven erring MLAs is willfully defying the partyโ€™s collection decision to support the Congress party in the last parliamentary election 2019 to the lone Nagaland parliamentary constituency.โ€

โ€œIt is crystal clear that by openly going against the partyโ€™s decision amounts to voluntarily giving up the membership of the NPF. The party has empowered the NPF legislature wing to file and pursue the disqualification petitions against the erring legislators,โ€ the NPF stated.

The NPF also hoped that Speaker Yhoshu will dispose of the matter โ€˜within time and without fear or favour as per lawโ€™.

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The seven rebel NPF legislators had campaigned for outgoing Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) MP Tokheho Yepthomi.

Yepthomi โ€“ who was the joint candidate of the ruling NDPP-led PDA, which comprises the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Janata Dal (United) and an Independent โ€“ is seeking a re-election from the lone Lok Sabha seat in Nagaland.

The NPF, which did not field its candidate, had supported former Chief Minister and Congress candidate K L Chishi.

Nagaland recorded an overall 83.12 per cent voter turnout.