DIMAPUR, JANUARY 12 (MExN): The wretched road conditions of Nagaland caught the attention of BJP national secretary Farooq Khan after he landed in Dimapur to attend a party related function.
Khan on Tuesday commented that the roads in Nagaland were not worthy to serve the common man, according to press note received from BJP Nagaland secretary, Jaangsillung Gonmei.
“Only the national highways are visible and none other roads were worthy to serve the needs of the common man,” the former Inspector General of Police (IGP) from Jammu and Kashmir is learnt to have said during a function organized to welcome the newly appointed State BJP president Visasolie Lhoungnu in Dimapur.
Maintaining that the condition of Dimapur city roads was a clear indication of the indication of the neglect of the public needs, Khan lamented that poor infrastructure in Nagaland have affected the lives of the common person. Bringing this into fore, Khan urged the State BJP party workers under the leadership of its new president, Visasolie to work towards bringing positive changes by focusing on the development of public infrastructures.
Visasolie Lhoungnu, the newly elected president in his address assured the party workers that he would strive hard for the betterment and uplift of the party on all fronts with focus on the next assembly election due on 2018. He also thanked the party leaders, national and state, for reposing faith in him to hold the reins of the State.
Outgoing president Dr M Chuba Ao congratulated the newly elected president and formally handed over the reins of the State president office. He thanked the party members who had stood by him through thick and thin during his tenure. Ao also encouraged party workers to be loyal to the party programmes and work towards strengthening the party and the State.
BJP general secretary (org) Prashant Arora, also congratulated and welcomed the new president.
