Dr Lotha expounds for permanent peace
Source: North East Press Service

Peren, January 27: Nagaland Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr TM Lotha reiterated that no piecemeal solution would bring any durable and permanent peace to the Naga people.

Inaugurating newly constructed District Sub-Jail here on Thursday, the Minister, who accompanied his Lady wife, recalled as to how Naga people had suffered and undergone various forms of hardships in the past.

Yet solution to over the half-a-century old Naga political problem remained elusive mostly because of the piecemeal solution, he pointed out.

"The Naga people have suffered enough and given their enough shares," the Minister said adding, "It is time now to take initiatives to bring durable and permanent peace in their land." Dr Lotha also said the DAN Government since its coming to power had been facilitating to the peace process.

Dr TM Lotha, Minister for Health and Family Welfare, (2nd right), DG Prisons NN Walling (2nd Left) K Theunuo (1st right), EE CAWD, seen after unveiling the plaque of the newly completed Peren District Sub-Jail on Thursday. Pix by NEPS

"Whichever group that is working for peace, we (DAN Government) are here to facilitate," he asserted.

He further cautioned that nobody would tolerate further if any group or individual tries to disturb the peace and tranquility in the State.

"And whoever tries to disturb, they will be squarely blamed by the Naga people, who now really want for peace," he stated and further called upon the Naga people to extend their fullest support to the Government in its effort to bring permanent peace in their land.

Expressing his happiness on the completion of the District Sub-Jail here, Dr Lotha hoped it would help smooth in the functioning of the district administration.

He told the people of Peren that the State Government was ready to provide various infrastructures required for the newly upgraded district, but expressed his regrets on the un-decision of the people in the district for the proper location of the District Headquarters.

Dr Lotha said the people of the district should take a far-sighted decision for their future generation and told them that "it all depends on their decision and the Government is ready to provide all the necessary infrastructures for the overall development of the new district." DG Prisons NN Walling also spoke on the occasion.

Expressing his happiness on the completion of the Sub-jail though it took longer period, he requested the citizens of the Peren Town to extend their co-operations in the smooth functioning of the Sub-Jail.

He highlighted about the various facilities including cells for solitary confinements of the new Sub-jail.

He also appealed to the citizens of the Peren Town not to indulge into any "land encroachment" in the areas.

Deputy Commissioner, Peren, Mikha Lomi while thanking the department for completing the long-waited District Sub-Jail narrated as how the District Administration and its Police machineries struggled while taking those criminals to Dimapur jail and bring back to Court here.

"Now with the completion of the Sub-Jail, we will be able to expedite many cases and reduce various problems we had faced in the past," he stated.

K Theunuo, Executive Engineer, CAWD, gave a brief technical report on the construction of the Sub-Jail that started in 1986 and completed only in last year at the cost of Rs 298.07 lakh.

Nagaland AIG of Prison, R Haralu chaired the program while C Lwngyei Konyak, research Officer Prison gave vote of thanks.

High-ranking State Police Officials, Police and Civil Officials of the District, public leaders of the district and large number of publics from the district attended the function.