Wokha, April 6 (MExN): Deputy Chief Minister and Minster incharge for Home and National Highways, Y Patton has disclosed that “road development and maintenance across the state will be his priority.”
Patton said that the road development objectives is not only confined with particular area but will carry out across the state. A press release received here stated that speaking during the thanksgiving service held at his private residence at Wokha on April 6, he stated that at present almost all the road in Nagaland are in deplorable condition. He urged the public of Nagaland “not to hamper the governmental road construction, other developmental activities in the name of landownership” and added that “any developmental activities are for the societies and the citizen.”
Patton has also shared that he choose to contest during the last general election from the BJP party “to voice out, protect and support the Christian minorities as atrocities committed against the Christians minorities in the country by the some by vested-interest groups by taking the names of the political parties like BJP.”
The Deputy CM also urged the Naga Christian believers not to misquoted BJP party as the anti-Christian party and further clarified that “unlike any other political party BJP party is purely a political party and Party has nothing to do with religion, but the party promotes secularism.”
While addressing the thanksgiving programme, the deputy CM also asked for “forgiveness from the opponent political parties if there was hurt against each other” and urged his supporters to do the same.
Further, he dedicated his victory to god, and acknowledged the support from central BJP party leaders, all the party rank and files, state and district BJP leaders and supporters.
Other highlights of the programme included short speeches from Mhao Humtsoe Chairman Lotha Hoho, Meribemo Humtsoe, BJP president Wokha unit, Ntsemo Ngullie Chairman Nagaland Beekeeping and Honey Mission, and Atso Dolo former BJP candidate from 17 Chizami Phek. Special thanks giving and blessing prayer was pronounced by Rev. Rhyutsemo Ngullie, Pastor Tsungiki Baptist Church, while invocation prayer was said by Rev. Fr. AD Jose parish priest Wokha.
