NLA Speaker Sharingain Longkumer, accompanied by Secretary-in-Charge Khruohituonuo Rio with Vice President CP Radhakrishnan on November 18 in New Delhi.
NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 21 (MExN): Nagaland Legislative Assembly Speaker Sharingain Longkumer, accompanied by Secretary-in-Charge Khruohituonuo Rio, paid a courtesy call on Vice President CP Radhakrishnan on November 18 in New Delhi.
During the meeting, Longkumer apprised the Vice President of the successful conduct of the 22nd Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) India Region Zone-III Conference held recently in Nagaland. He also briefed him on the nine resolutions adopted at the conference, including issues highlighted by the Nagaland Chief Minister during the plenary session.
The Vice President emphasised the importance of healthcare in national progress and expressed support for the resolutions, particularly the proposal to upgrade Kohima Medical College to a Central Institute on the lines of AIIMS or RIMS Imphal.
On November 19, the Speaker and Secretary-in-Charge also met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to report the successful conclusion of the conference and formally submit the adopted resolutions. Longkumer made special reference to the announcement made in the 2015-16 Union Budget by the then Union Finance Minister regarding the establishment of an Indian Institute for Scientific Research in Nagaland, noting that the announcement was made on the floor of the House during Birla’s tenure as Speaker.
