Shillong, Dec 17: BJP flags are seen in several parts of the city on Saturday as the North Eastern Council (NEC) prepares to celebrate its golden jubilee.
Two party flags were also put up at KHADC gate (see picture).
The move of the party assumes significance as the Assembly polls are just two months away.
An official statement from the PIB said that on December 18 an official meeting of the NEC as well as a public meeting have been planned. The internal meeting will be held at the State Convention Centre auditorium while the public meeting will be at the Polo Grounds.
The NEC was established by an Act of the Parliament in 1971. It was formally inaugurated on November 7, 1972 at Shillong, and has completed 50 years in November. During the 70th plenary meeting at Guwahati in October which was held under the chairmanship of the Union Home Minister and Chairman NEC, it was decided that the important milestone of the NEC would be celebrated in a befitting manner.
Both the events- at convention centre and at Polo Grounds- will be graced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi with all members of the NEC, consisting of the union home minister, DoNER ministers, Governors and Chief Ministers of the NE states, central ministers belonging to the region, local MPs and MLAs and nominated members of the NEC. Besides, the state chief secretaries, selected secretaries of Central ministries, senior officers from the NE states and heads of the iconic institutions set up with support from the NEC have also been invited. For the public meeting, besides the local population, prominent citizens, achievers, representatives of Self Help Groups, Farmers’ Groups from all the eight NE states will also be in attendance. Presence of around 10,000 people is expected at the public meeting, the statement said.
During the day, the prime minister will inaugurate some important projects of the region, including Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Shillong, dedicate 4G towers of Meghalaya, inaugurate NEC projects and Meghalaya state projects and lay foundation stones for some projects. “Golden Footprints”, a commemorative volume chronicling NEC’s contribution towards the development of the North East over the last fifty years, will also be released during the celebrations.
