Our Correspondent
Kohima | December 4
Asserting that five years is not enough to prove his real mettle Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio today pleaded to the people to support NPF for another tenure to run the government so as to allow him to take the State to a new height of development.
“Five years is not enough. I am seeking your support for another tenure”, Rio said, at an interaction with some pressmen at his official residence this evening. He said that the regional party is becoming very strong because it protects the rights of people and addresses regional issue.
Rio promised to take Nagaland to a new height of development if the NPF party is given another chance to rule the State. “We are not the enemy of BJP or Congress. Our two MPs also are giving issue-based support to the UPA government at the Centre”, Rio said.
He also said that if the NPF is voted to power again they will amend the Village and Area Council Act according to Naga tradition. “We respect our women. They are well placed in the society. We want to develop women through entrepreneurship”, Rio also stated.
The Chief Minister further said that NPF has not changed it policy on Naga politics.
