President Kovind to visit NE region from Nov 19, Manipur outfit calls for shutdown
Guwahati, Nov 18 (IBNS): President Ram Nath Kovind is scheduled to visit the north-eastern region on a four-day tour starting November 19.
President Kovind will visit Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Manipur and will attend several programmes and meetings.
It is his first visit to the north eastern region as the President of India.
On November 19, he will attend a function at Indira Gandhi Park in Arunachal Pradesh’s capital city Itanagar to mark 40 years of Vivekananda Kendra, organised by the Vivekananda Kendra Vidyalaya Alumni Association.
On the same day, President Kovind will address the legislators of Arunachal Pradesh at a special assembly session and inaugurate the new Arunachal Pradesh Assembly building.
On November 20, Kovind will attend the closing ceremony of Namami Barak Festival at Silchar in Assam.
President Kovind will also attend a civic reception organised by the Gauhati University in Guwahati on November 20 evening.
On November 21, Kovind will fly to Manipur from Guwahati to inaugurate the North East Development Summit and the 10-day long Sangai Tourism Festival in Imphal.
Kovind will also visit the INR war memorial at Moirang on November 22.
Meanwhile, CorCom, a coordination of several local outfits, has asked the people of Manipur to boycott President Kovind's visit and called for a 27-hour shutdown across the state, from 5 am of November 21 till 8 am of November 22.
Tight security arrangements have been made in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur ahead of President Kovind's visit.
(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)
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