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PM Modi told us Nagaland doesn't have a km of good road: BJP leader

Supporting the decision of forming an alliance with NDPP, Lotha said that Nagaland needs money from the Centre and since BJP is in power in New Delhi, this is the way forward to develop the state.

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Prime Minster Narendra Modi's message to the 20 BJP candidates in Nagaland is that the Centre will provide all assistance to the state for better road connectivity.

"He told us the state does not even have a stretch of one kilometre of proper road. Our focus is on to provide a stable government to ensure development," Dr TM Lotha, a three time BJP MLA from Wokha told DNA.

The ruling Naga People's Front (NPF) had three chief ministers in the last 5 years due to internal infighting. Neiphu Rio was the first, followed by TR Zealiang when Rio became a Lok Sabha member. Party president Dr Shurholozelie Liezietsu was next in line, but his tenure was also curtailed and Zealiang took over again.

"With three chief ministers in five years there was no stability in the state. How could we expect any development?," Lotha said.

Supporting the decision of forming an alliance with NDPP, Lotha said that Nagaland needs money from the Centre and since BJP is in power in New Delhi, this is the way forward to develop the state.

With the BJP-led Modi government focusing on connecting Northeast to mainland India and also opening a route from Nagaland to Thailand remains a distant dream with current conditions of roads in the city.

Development is a major agenda for all parties contesting the polls scheduled on February 27.

Lotha also said that the BJP-led Central government has also initiated a solution to the decade old demand of Greater Nagaland or Nagalim that has kept the state under strife.

"Unless there is peace, development cannot take place. The Prime Minister has promised a solution to the problem," he added.

The BJP is contesting on 20 seats for the first time and has struck a pre-poll seat sharing alliance with the newly-formed National Democratic People's Party (NDPP) — led by former chief minister Neiphu Rio — which is contesting in the remaining 40 constituencies.

A framework agreement was signed between the Centre and insurgent group Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland (Isak-Muivah) in 2015. The group is part of a ceasefire agreement since 1997. Later, seven other factions also became part of the peace talks, but there is no clarity on the contours of the agreement.

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