Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki has called for better cooperation between people of Assam and his state, especially among those residing along the inter-state boundary, for overall and speedy development of the region.
Tuki was addressing a huge gathering of people of Lakhimpur district of Assam today at Boginadi while attending a blood donation camp organised by NGOs North East Socio-Cultural Organisation (NESCO) and Jankalyan to commemorate the 29th Death Anniversary of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, official sources informed. Both the organisations were founded by Dr Ranee Narah, Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs, who hails from the area.
Tuki cited Arunachal Pradesh and Assam as siblings and called for coordination as seen in a family for all developmental projects. “We are family and therefore our needs and aspirations are interlinked. We have to work and live together as siblings for achieving our common goals, which are peace and progress,” he said.
Tuki pointed that the region has all the potentials to become a major hub of activities including tourism, he however regretted mushrooming of unions and organisations, which trigger frequent bandh calls, agitations and strikes and ultimately hamper the developmental process. Without naming any organisation, the chief minister observed that it is the duty of elders and peers to understand and resolve genuine concerns and demands of agitators. He appealed organisations to discard the practice of agitations and strikes but resolve all issues through dialogues and better communication. (PTI)