Speaker to grace Golden Jubilee celebrations of Nagaland Assembly

Kohima:Lok Sabha Spea-ker Sumitra Mahajan will grace the 50th anniversary of Nagaland Legislative Assembly (NLA) here on November 29.
According to a release issued by Nagaland Assem-bly Secretary A E Lotha, greetings will be shared by Chief Minister T R Zeliang and short speeches will be delivered by state Governor P B Acharya, Lok Sabha MP Neiphiu Rio, Congress Legislature Party leader Tokheho and former Member T Kikon. The welcome address will be delivered by NLA speaker Chotisuh Sazo.
The first NLA was con-stituted on February 11, 1964. As per Section 11 of the State of Nagaland Act 1962, the total number of seats in the NLA was fixed at 60.
However, for the period referred to in Article 371 A of the Constitution, in the first ten years from the date of formation of the state, the total number of seats in the legislative assembly of the state was initially fixed at 46 of which six seats were reserved for Tuensang district to be filled by people chosen by members of the Tuensang Regional Council from among them-selves.(UNI)