Shillong: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the swearing-in-ceremony of the National People’s Party-led government at Raj Bhavan in Shillong on Tuesday. He will be accompanied by Union Home minister Amit Shah.
Conrad K Sangma told reporters today that this is for the first time that the Prime Minister will be attending a swearing-in ceremony of a government.
“This is the only time that this is happening. As far as my knowledge goes, the PM has never been present during the swearing-in ceremony of any government in the past. So this in itself is a historic event in one way,” he said.
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Sangma added, “And more importantly, it is a strong message to the people of Meghalaya that the PM is concerned and will support and will give all the help to the state of Meghalaya and we expect the support like was given in the past or even much more.”
He said that the Prime Minister has been very positive about the overall development of the North East.
“Not just Meghalaya, but the Prime Minister has supported the whole North East and hence I am pretty sure in the coming five years also that we will get the support of the Centre and the PM the fact that he is coming here for the swearing-in himself,” Sangma asserted.
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Meanwhile, tight security measures have begun in Kohima as part of the preparations for the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home minister Amit Shah, BJP president JP Nadda and others in the Nagaland capital. These central leaders will be attending the swearing-in ceremony of Nagaland chief minister on March 7.It can be mentioned here that Neiphiu Rio was unanimously elected as the leader of NDPP. The party won 25 seats in the 60-member Nagaland legislative assembly in the just concluded election. NDPP coalition partner BJP won 12 seats.
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Meanwhile, in view of the security measures being undertaken such as restrictions on the movement of people and vehicles in various parts of Kohima on account of the scheduled arrival of the Prime Minister and dignitaries for the swearing-in ceremony of the Chief Minister and the Council of Ministers on March 7, it has been notified by the concerned authorities that all schools located in the Nagaland capital will remain closed on the day. However, those schools where students appear for examinations shall function as usual.
Further, schools located outside the limits of Kohima may function as usual. Heads of those schools have been informed to check the traffic advisory issued by the competent authorities and advise students accordingly.
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