Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) organised a party meeting at DUDA hall, Longkhim, under Tuensang district on November 29.
According to its convenor, media cell BJP Nagaland, K James Vizo, while speaking at the meeting, BJP legislator and advisor treasuries and accounts, LM & CP, Dr.TM Lotha, said that the party’s top agenda under Prime Minister Narendra Modi was to deliver development to all irrespective of caste, creed or religion or tribes, taking all sections of people in the country under the slogan “Sabka sath sabkha Vikas” (inclusive development for all).
He underlined that providing a corruption-free government along with good governance was one of Modi’s priorities and that BJP would support the clean election drive initiated by NBCC and any such drives that would help eradicate corruption in Nagaland.
On the Naga political issue, he appealed all to support the on-going peace talk so that it would bring a solution. He further added that “Nagas have suffered for decades” and that “all are seeking for peace and development in the state”.
Minister for co-operation, relief and rehabilitation and chairman MARCOFED, Imtilemba Sangtam also said that both Congress and NPF parties have ruled the state for 15 consecutive years each and that presently, people in general had started complaining and yearning for a new political party to lead Nagaland towards a better future. Senior BJP member, K. James Vizo reiterated that BJP was purely a political party with a mission to deliver development for the people, state and the nation.
He refuted the rivals’ allegations that BJP was against Christianity and that many Naga BJP cadres and leaders had been working in the state for more than two decades without any discriminations. Others who spoke in the meeting included BJP Wokha district president, Wokha district Mahila Morcha, Tuensang district BJP president and state BJP executive members.