Mokokchung, February 6 (MTNews): Union Minister of State for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship and Electronics & IT, Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Monday accompanied former Nagaland Minister Imkong L Imchen for filing his nomination at the 28-Koridang AC.
Imkong, who is running as a BJP candidate, welcomed the Union Minister to his residence for lunch where they met with the BJP Nagaland Karyakartas and leaders.
Speaking to party karyakartas and leaders in Mokokchung, Chandrasekhar said, “The double engine government of the BJP at the Centre and State will continue to be the catalyst of Nagaland’s growth and prosperity.”
“The BJP-NDPP alliance will work for PM Narendra Modi ji’s vision of Peace, Development and Economic growth for Nagaland and be the catalyst for the youth of the state,” he added.
The Minister further expressed confidence that the BJP will get a thumping win in the upcoming Assembly elections.
The Minister is on a two-day visit to Nagaland to be present at the filing of nomination papers by BJP candidates for the Nagaland Legislative elections. Also travelling to Nagaland in the run-up to the elections are Union Minister for Tribal Affairs, Arjun Munda, BJP national spokesperson Nalin S Kohli and BJP leader Priyang Pandey.
The Minister was also present at the filing of nomination papers from Alongtaki constituency by Nagaland Minister of Higher and Technical Education and state BJP president Temjen Imna Along.
“I am here to support him and I am sure that he will win comfortably,” the Minister said.
In his interaction with the leaders and party karyakartas, Rajeev Chandrasekhar spoke about the Prime Minister’s vision of Sabka Saath Sabka Vikaas and stated, “Nagaland like much of the Northeast was ignored for long by the previous Central governments led by the Congress. This was simply because development of this region and its people was never on their agenda.”
“In the past nine years, our PM has worked relentlessly to bring opportunity, prosperity and development to every Indian. The same has happened in Nagaland and the whole of Northeast,” the Minister claimed.
For the Union Minister, this visit marks the third time he has visited Nagaland in the past one year. On his previous visits, he had inaugurated the National Institute of Electronics and Information and Technology (NIELIT) centre in Dimapur, held meetings with local community members, district officials, social workers, business community representatives and students and reviewed the developmental works in the state including Kiphire, the aspirational district. Upon his visit to Zunheboto, he also became the first Union Minister in the last 40 years to visit the town.
On Tuesday, the Minister will be present at the nomination filing of Bashangmongba Chang in Tuensang. Rajeev Chandrasekhar will be returning to Delhi the same evening.