Nagaland Guv leaves for Delhi to meet Prez

Kohima: Nagaland Governor P B Acharya, after sworn in as the Governor last week and taken his additional charge of Tripura on Monday, left for Delhi on Thursday to meet the President of India and Union Ministers.
According to an official report, Mr Acharya, in his maiden visit to Delhi as Governor of the state, will call on the President of India, the Prime Minister, Home Minister, Human Resource Development Minister, other Union Ministers and meet Central Government officials.
Apart from discussions on infrastructure projects for the state, the Governor’s prime focus would be on the problems being faced by the people from the north eastern states.
According to a report recently submitted by the committee, chaired by retired IAS officer M P Bezbaruah, to the Central Government stated that as many as 300 cases have occurred of racial humiliation in Delhi against north easterners.
Recently, on July 20 a youth from Manipur was beaten to death in the National Capital allegedly by five men.
The official release also stated that before his departure, the Governor, who is also the Ex-officio President of the State Rajya Sainik Board, was briefed by Brig (Rtd) K K Roy Choudhury, Secretary Rajya Sainik Board and Director Sainik Welfare and Resettlement, Nagaland at Raj Bhavan, Kohima on various welfare issues pertaining to Ex-servicemen, Widows, World War-II Veterans and dependents.
He assured to extend his fullest support and desired to hold a meeting at the earliest, the release added. (UNI)