Rijiju vows to clear all schemes pending in Delhi

SHILLONG: Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju said on Tuesday the northeastern region is a priority area for Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Addressing the audience at the foundation stone laying ceremony for the Integrated Check Post at Dawki on Tuesday, Rijiju said, “The North East with 98% of its boundaries with foreign countries can no longer be a frontier of isolation. Wherever we are we have to make the areas prosperous. It is sad the economic development of the region has remained slow. We need to look for the reasons for this slow pace of development.” Referring to the armed outfits in the region, the Union Minister said the…