Shillong: Members of Parliament from the
Northeast will meet in Gangtok on February 12 and 13 for a
two-day brain storming session on how to usher in development
in the backward region through peaceful means.
Announcing this at the concluding function of the two-day
12th North-East Region Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
(NERCPA) Conference here, Assam Assembly Speaker Tanka Bahadur
Rai today said the NERCPA forum has unanimously resolved that
the Centre and NE states, which are affected by insurgency,
should initiate discussion with ultra groups.
"They should negotiate with insurgent groups in the North
East region to bring them to the mainstream for permanent
peace, harmony and tranquility as well as to ensure
socio-economic development in the interest of the people of
the region in particular and the nation as a whole," Rai, who
formally handed over chairmanship of the NERCPA to Meghalaya
Speaker Charles Pyngrope said.
Lok Sabha MP from Sikkim P D Rai said the session at
Gangtok would be held under the chairmanship of former
Arunachal Pradesh chief minister and now Rajya Sabha member
Mukut Mithi.
"All MPs from the N-E will come together as a unified
caucus on common issues in the region," he said.
PTI
First Published: Saturday, January 30, 2010, 17:13