Imphal, Apr 6 (PTI) Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Monday said the BJP loves the northeast, as he greeted party workers on its 47th Foundation Day.
Singh attended the BJP’s foundation day celebrations at Noney district, while returning to Imphal after concluding his three-day tour to Jiribam district, and Assam’s Cachar.
“The BJP is a party that loves the northeast,” Singh said, recalling how former Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee established the DONER ministry for development of the northeastern region.
He also said that it was Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who declared in Parliament that Manipur’s territorial integrity will always be preserved.
Singh credited Modi for the Act East Policy that aims to open trans-Asian highways to South East Asian countries.
The chief minister also thanked Union Home Minister Amit Shah for assuring all help in the development of Manipur.
Earlier in the day, Singh, along with BJP state president A Sharda Devi, hoisted the party flag at Longmai Common Ground in Noney town.
They also paid floral tributes to the portrait of two ideological founders of the BJP, Deendayal Upadhyaya and Shayma Prasad Mukherjee. PTI CORR RBT
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