Our Reporter
Dimapur, Sep. 22(EMN): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members of 1-Dimapur-I mandal provided free food to the beggars and homeless people at Dimapur railway station on September 22 to commemorate birthday of Tovihoto Ayemi, advisor of Power department.
Free food packages were also distributed to street vendors, inmates of sub-jail, police personnel and others. The organisers informed that they have prepared food for more than one thousand persons.
Anthony, president of BJP 1-Diampur-I mandal, informed that the party has been organising similar programme every year during the advisor’s birthday at different locations. He said that the tradition of providing and distributing free food to the needy was started even before he became a member of the Nagaland Legislative Assembly.
“We are inviting the homeless people, beggar, passengers and others to come and have lunch and also extended monetary assistance to some needy persons,” Anthony said.