Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand today met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the PM’s Office in Seva Teerth in New Delhi. The Deputy Chief Ministers of Manipur, Nemcha Kipgen of BJP and Losii Dikho of NPF, also accompanied the Chief Minister during the meeting.
This is the first time Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand met the Prime Minister after he took over as the State’s Chief Minister on the 4th of this month.
During the meeting, the Chief Minister briefed PM Modi on the steps taken by the new State Government to bring peace and harmony to the State. He also urged the Prime Minister to take special care of women’s empowerment in both hills and valleys.
The Manipur Chief Minister and his two Deputy Chief Ministers have invited the Prime Minister to visit the State.
The Chief Minister, Yumnam Khemchand Singh, left Imphal for New Delhi on 21 February, and during his stay in New Delhi, Shri Khemchand also met the Union Home Minister, Union Finance Minister, Union Defence Minister, and Union Agriculture and Rural Development Minister and discussed various development issues.
Meanwhile, under the guidance of the Chief Minister, a team of Manipur MLAs consisting of MLA S. Kunjakeshwor and MLA Kh. Ibomcha met Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari. The team requested the Union Minister to provide central assistance to improve the road infrastructure of the State.
