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Nagaland NewsRio flies to Delhi for meet on proposed NUG

Rio flies to Delhi for meet on proposed NUG

 Confident BJP will stick by its decision on all–party govt 

State chief minister Neiphiu Rio rushed to Guwahati from Tizit enroute Delhi where he is slated to meet with union home minister Amit Shah and other BJP leaders over the issue of formation of all-party and opposition-less assembly. Rio hurriedly left Tizit after taking part in the inauguration of the Langto Tea Industry at Tizit.
In his hurried interaction with media in Tizit, on the side-line of the inauguration programme, Rio said all the political parties in the state were still on board over NUG. He exuded confidence that the state BJP will not back out from formation of all party government.
He said more consultations were in process with BJP for which he is to meet with Amit Shah and national president J.P. Nadda on September 1.
According to sources, at the earlier meeting on August 21, with Shah, Rio was asked to return to Delhi with concrete reason as to why the political parties embarked on the proposal for an all-party government.
The NDPP and NPF on August 28 has resolved to stand by the resolution signed by all the political parties which included NDPP, BJP, NPF and two independents to form an all party government for the Naga Political issue.
State BJP president Temjen Imna Along and BJP legislator leader Y. Patton are currently in Delhi waiting for central’s nod for the opposition-less government.

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