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Dimapur, March 11
Chief Minister TR Zeliang today briefed Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the DAN coalition’s choice for the lone Rajya Sabha seat which fell vacant due to demise of MP Khekiho Zhimomi last year.
Election to fill up the vacancy has been scheduled for March 21 and the DAN coalition partners have chosen veteran regionalist and secretary general of the Naga People’s Front KG Kenye as candidate.
The BJP, which is a partner of NPF in DAN, had also said there were three aspirants from the party but had agreed in principle to go with the NPF and the Independent MLAs’ choice.
The NPF is an ally of the NDA at the Centre and we shall look forward to working together in the years to come for the betterment of the state and the nation, the Chief Minister assured the Prime Minister Narendra Modi this morning when he, along with Nagaland Home Minister Y Patton, called on him at his 7 Race Course residence.
The Prime Minister welcomed the selection and expressed his wishes to work together with the Nagas for the upliftment of the State and the region as a whole.
Later in the day, Chief Minister joined the Prime Minister at the World Culture Festival as guest of honour where the Modi was the chief guest.
The festival is being organised by the Art of Living to commemorate its 35th Year in the service to humanity, and has been dubbed as a unique platform for spiritual and religious leaders, politicians, peace makers and artists to spread the message of global peace and harmony in diversity.
Art of Living, founded by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, has a presence in 155 countries, and is engaged in diverse humanitarian and service activities.
Co-chairs of the Reception Committee for the festival are former CJI Justice RC Lahoti and Dr Bouteos Boutros-Ghali, the 6th Secretary General of the United Nations, and the Vice Chair is Prof Ruud Lubbers, former Prime Minister of the Netherlands.
