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The
President of India, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam had visited the state
of Nagaland and the people for the second time in his tenure.
The President was hosted an official dinner by the state at the
State Banquet Hall on the
15 March 2007
in his honour. The dinner was graced by the Governor and the
Chief Minister, Council of Ministers, the Speaker, the Leader of
Opposition, Parliamentary Secretaries, MLAs, the Chief Secretary
and all HoDs.
 Speaking
on the occasion His Excellency the President called the people
of the state as a people with beautiful minds in a beautiful
state and with a multiculture that enriches the nation. He
appreciated the unique Village Council system of the state and
opined that it is a system to learn from. The President was
highly impressed with the wealth in the youth of Nagaland and
urged parents and teachers to produce good people out of them,
by providing visions and proper legislations. In respect of
legislation the President defined politics as a combination of
two aspects, namely ‘political politics and developmental
politics’. The President also said that he perceived that
desire of the people for peace and progress and assured to do
everything possible towards this attainment.
The
President visited the
War
Cemetery
on the 16th morning accompanied by the Governor of Nagaland,
the Chief Minister and the Chief Secretary. In the VIP visitors
book he wrote his impressions as “It is indeed a great
experience for me to visit the
War
Cemetery
; it reminds how sacrifices are there to meet challenges of
injustices”. He was thereafter seen off at the Helipad.
In
association with DIPR, Nagaland
March
2007
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