Kohima Dec 01 (UNI) Nagaland on Tuesday celebrated its 58th Statehood Day at Nagaland Civil Secretariat Plaza, where Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio extended his warmest greetings to the people of the state.
Speaking on the occasion Rio called upon the people to remember with gratitude the leaders, who by their sacrifices, foresightedness and determination ensured the creation of Nagaland with a special Constitutional provision as the 16th State of the Union of India. He said that the state government convened a consultative meeting on October 15, 2020, with all the representatives of all the Tribal Hohos, Civil Society Organizations, political parties, ex parliamentarians and various public leaders on the Naga Political Issue.
A seven-point resolution was adopted unanimously and it acknowledged the sacrifices and contributions of the nationalist workers in the course of the Naga political journey and urged the Naga political groups to honour and respect the Covenant of Reconciliation and maintain the sanctity of non-violence in letter and spirit for a Shared Naga Future as members of One Naga Family.