<p>Amid a countrywide brouhaha over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, Nagaland's main opposition party - the Naga People's Front (NPF)- has suspended its secretary-general and the state's lone Rajya Sabha member K G Kenye till further orders for voting in favour of the legislation in Parliament.</p>.<p>The suspension order was issued on Wednesday by NPF president Shurhozelie Liezietsu, following a consultative meeting of party's senior members, who requested its disciplinary committee to recommend action against Kenye for not toeing the party line, an official release said.</p>.<p>The committee, while making its recommendation at the meeting, maintained that it was not convinced with the explanation tendered by Kenye in reply to a show-cause notice served on him for favouring the passage of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill (CAB), it said.</p>.<p>It also said that Kenye had made an attempt to "dictate terms" by trying to force his own interpretation of the citizenship law on the members.</p>.<p>Kenye's conduct and action inside the Upper House of Parliament on this particular issue (citizenship bill) do not reflect or represent NPF's stand, the release clarified.</p>.<p>Liezietsu, on his part, said Kenye's action was "unbecoming of a high-profile party functionary and a direct assault on NPF's constitution".</p>.<p>"Kenye has willfully refused to be subjected to the party discipline... for which he has been suspended from its primary and active membership till further orders," he added. </p>
<p>Amid a countrywide brouhaha over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, Nagaland's main opposition party - the Naga People's Front (NPF)- has suspended its secretary-general and the state's lone Rajya Sabha member K G Kenye till further orders for voting in favour of the legislation in Parliament.</p>.<p>The suspension order was issued on Wednesday by NPF president Shurhozelie Liezietsu, following a consultative meeting of party's senior members, who requested its disciplinary committee to recommend action against Kenye for not toeing the party line, an official release said.</p>.<p>The committee, while making its recommendation at the meeting, maintained that it was not convinced with the explanation tendered by Kenye in reply to a show-cause notice served on him for favouring the passage of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill (CAB), it said.</p>.<p>It also said that Kenye had made an attempt to "dictate terms" by trying to force his own interpretation of the citizenship law on the members.</p>.<p>Kenye's conduct and action inside the Upper House of Parliament on this particular issue (citizenship bill) do not reflect or represent NPF's stand, the release clarified.</p>.<p>Liezietsu, on his part, said Kenye's action was "unbecoming of a high-profile party functionary and a direct assault on NPF's constitution".</p>.<p>"Kenye has willfully refused to be subjected to the party discipline... for which he has been suspended from its primary and active membership till further orders," he added. </p>