58 years after Nagaland became state, 'Jana Gana Mana' played in Assembly for first time

New Delhi, Feb 20: In a first, the Indian National Anthem was played in Nagaland Assembly Session since the creation of the state. The historical moment was witnessed before and after Nagaland Governor RN Ravi addressed the 7th Session of the 13th Nagaland Legislative Assembly on February 12, 2021.

 

 

 

 

"Indian National Anthem was played during the seventh session of the 13th legislative assembly of Nagaland on February 12 for the first time since the creation of the state", said cabinet minister and president of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Nagaland state unit Temjen Imna Along.

 

Security analyst Nitin A Gokhale took to Twitter to share a video, where all the members of the Assembly stand as the National Anthem “Jana Gana Mana” is played in the House for the very first time in the history of the Nagaland Legislative Assembly.

 

 

According to media reports, Dr PJ Antony, who is the assembly commissioner and secretary confirmed that playing of Jana Gana Mana was never a part of Nagaland assembly's convention. He added that the move was well appreciate and welcomed by members of all the parties.

 

 

Earlier, on March 23, 2018, the national anthem was played for the first time in the Tripura assembly, during the first session of the newly-elected House.

 

 

India gained independence in 1947 even as Nagaland remained a part of the province of Assam. The region has undergone insurgency including its internal inter-ethnic conflict since 1950s. The violence left the region undeveloped, and it is only on 1 December 1963, the state of Nagaland has been formally inaugurated and Kohima was declared as the state capital. After elections in January 1964, the first democratically elected Nagaland Legislative Assembly was constituted on 11 February 1964.