Influential regional party leaders of the Northeast have agreed to form a strong regional party forum. Mizoram's largest and oldest regional party the Mizo National Front said, in a statement, here today its president Zoramthanga had a meeting with Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphu Rio and former Lok Sabha Speaker PA Sangma in New Delhi on February 2 where they mooted the idea of forming a strong forum for the Regional parties in Northeastern part of the country.
The meeting agreed to hold a preliminary meeting at New Delhi on February 20 where all regional parties and members of parliament from the Northeast will be invited, the statement said.
A team of journalist from Mizoram arrived in Imphal today as part of the North East Media tour initiated by the Assam Rifles.
Among the scribes, IPRO of DIPR Mizoram Pratap Chettry and Major TZ Singh of the 4th AR accompanied the scribes as the tour coordinators.