AGARTALA/IMPHAL/SHILLONG :
MEGHALAYA, Tripura and Manipur on Tuesday separately celebrated their 53rd Statehood Day by holding a variety of colourful cultural programmes and other functions.
In view of the prevailing situation arising due to over 20-month long ethnic violence, the Statehood Day functions were low-key in Manipur. Governors and Chief Ministers of different northeastern States hoped that the spirit of peace, unity and progress would prevail in the trouble-torn Manipur.
The three States have taken a series of programmes to celebrate the day and announced a slew of welfare programmes and various plans to develop these States in future. ]
President Droupadi Murmu, Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP President and Union Minister J. P. Nadda, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath greeted the people of the three States on the occasion.
Several Union Ministers, Governors and Chief Ministers of the neighbouring northeastern States, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge greeted the people of the three States on the occasion.
In Tripura, the Day’s main function was held in Agartala and Chief Minister Manik Saha addressed a gathering in the famous Rabindra Shatabarshiki Bhavan.
Misunderstandings should be resolved with discussions, says Manipur CM: Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Tuesday said every misunderstanding should be resolved by discussions and that all recognised tribes of the state should live together. Speaking at 53rd Statehood Day celebrations, Singh said let’s stop engaging or speaking on irrelevant matters and attempts to divert from issues. Manipur became a full-fledged State on January 21, 1972.