Dimapur, March 12 (MExN): On the 20th day of its ‘Walk to Save Nagaland,’ the Rising People’s Party team has reached the Yongmon River at Yangching village under Longleng district where they will set up camp for the day.
According to a press release from the RPP on Saturday, the team has covered a distance of about 600kms on foot, out of the estimated 1200 kms encompassing the whole State of Nagaland.
In the morning of day 20 (Saturday), the RPP team of walkers and support team left Tobu town in Mon district and will be camping at the banks of the Yongmon River at Yangching village under Longleng district. The walkers and support team plans to spend day 21(Sunday) in devotional service and rest, at the said location, the release informed. The team has so far walked through the roads of Dimapur, Chümoukedima, Peren, Kohima, Phek, Kiphire, Shamator and Tuensang districts, crossing many towns and villages.
The RPP stated that the team had received approbation and also contributions of cash and kind from the villagers and passersby. “The leaders of the RPP mentioned that they’ve held a lot of fruitful interactive discussions with the villagers and church leaders during the walk; where they got an opportunity to listen to the grievances and receive first-hand information about the living conditions of the people,” it said.
The team also accentuated the lack of basic amenities such as good roads and bridges in many of the areas, which is a deprivation of the rights of the people, the release stated.
Meanwhile, the team expressed appreciation for the selfless hospitality received from the people so far during their travail and requested the people to continue and hold steadfast in their hopes on the RPP.
The leaders of the RPP also appealed to the people of Nagaland, to remember the team in their prayers for good health and God’s protection as they continue walking in their quest for a ‘Renewed Nagaland,’ the release stated.
