Sikkim MPs call on MoS Rijuju

GANGTOK, 29 May: Lok Sabha MP, PD Rai, along with Rajya Sabha MP, Hissey Lachungpa, and former Rajya Sabha MP, OT Lepcha, made a courtesy call on Minister of State, Home Affairs, Kiren Rijuju, last evening.
Hailing from Arunachal Pradesh, Mr. Rijuju is one of the two Ministers from the North-East Region in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Council of Ministers.
During the meeting, Mr. Rai reiterated the ruling Sikkim Democratic Front’s support to the NDA at the Centre. He apprised the Minister of State that the Sikkim Chief Minister, Pawan Chamling, had briefly met the Prime Minister and also written to him regarding cooperation and support to the National Democratic Alliance.
The MPs also extended an invitation to Mr. Rijuju to visit Sikkim, which the latter accepted. Mr. Rijuju expressed his desire to visit Sikkim at the earliest and added that he is especially keen to visit North Sikkim.
During the meeting, the MPs recalled the Vajpayee-led-NDA government under which relations with China had improved leading to the historic re-opening of Nathula for trade.
The Sikkim MPs believe that there is fresh energy in New Delhi under PM Modi’s leadership and that fresh thinking at the center will be extremely beneficial to Sikkim to resolve pending contentious issues and develop at an unprecedented rate.