Rio congratulates Lapang; Nagaland by-polls winners

Saturday, March 17, 2007, 14:12 [IST]

Kohima, Mar 13 (UNI) Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio has congratulated his Meghalaya counterpart D D Lapang after being elected as the Chief Minister of Meghalaya.

In a message the chief minister said that Mr Lapang, who had assumed office recently, will be able to bring deveopment in Meghalaya.

He also congratulated Nagaland Democratic Front(NPF) candidate Atomi Zhimomi from Dimapur and Congress candidate Kejong Chang from Tuensang for their victory in the March 8 by-election, declared yesterday.

He hoped that both the newly elected members of the House would immensely contribute to the development of the people here.

UNI

Topics: ELECTION-NAGALAND-RIO

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