New Delhi/Kohima, Sep 11 (IANS) Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio and Deputy Chief Minister Yanthungo Patton on Friday met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi and discussed various issues concerning the state, officials said.
After the meeting, the Chief Minister, in a post on X, said: “We met the Home Minister Shah to request his intervention and support in fast-tracking Nagaland’s developmental aspirations.” “Grateful for his continued guidance and support towards Nagaland’s progress and development,” Rio said.
Taking to social media platform X, Deputy CM Patton wrote: “Met with Hon’ble Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah Ji today in New Delhi, along with Hon’ble Chief Minister Dr Neiphiu Rio. We had a meaningful discussion on matters concerning Nagaland, including the state’s development priorities and the welfare and aspirations of our people. Grateful to the Hon’ble Union Home Minister for his time and continued attention towards Nagaland.”
Meanwhile, the Nagaland Legislative Assembly last week unanimously adopted a government resolution urging the Centre to urgently review and withdraw the Protected Area Permit (PAP) regime currently applicable to the state and restore the earlier relaxation. During the 9th session of the 14th Nagaland Legislative Assembly unanimously accepted a resolution urging the Central government to urgently review and withdraw the PAP regime presently applicable to Nagaland and restore the relaxation that had earlier been in operation.
The resolution, moved by Deputy Chief Minister Yanthungo Patton, who also holds the Home and Border Affairs portfolios, and unanimously adopted by the House, highlighted Nagaland’s peaceful environment and its growing potential for tourism, culture, investment, entrepreneurship and international engagement. The House noted that tourism, along with the service and creative sectors, has emerged as an important source of employment and livelihood, particularly for the youth.
The Assembly also noted that civil society organisations, tribal bodies, tourism stakeholders, entrepreneurs and other sections of Naga society have repeatedly expressed their desire for the withdrawal or relaxation of the PAP regime. The PAP, imposed in Nagaland, Manipur and Mizoram, under the Foreigners (Protected Areas) Order, 1958, regulates and restricts the entry of foreign nationals into designated areas.
–IANS
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