Pema Khandu
Arunachal CM Pema Khandu addressing a gathering. Image - Twitter Representative image

Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu has congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi for encouraging the people of the State on the occasion of the ATAL Conclave which concluded on Sunday.

Prime Minister Modi sent a message on the occasion of the ATAL Conclave in Arunachal Pradesh.

In his message, Prime Minister Modi stated: “I would like to congratulate the State Government and the people of Arunachal Pradesh for this wonderful and innovative initiative of organizing ‘ATAL Conclave’ — Arunachal Transformational and Aspirational Leadership Conclave.”

Modi also stated: “It is a befitting tribute to our beloved former Prime Minister. Bharat Ratna Late Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee ji. As a leader loved by all, his vision of transforming India represented the aspirations of millions. This initiative being taken in the ‘eshan kon’ of our country in Arunachal Pradesh speaks of the love people had for Atal ji. He had special affection and understanding of the North Eastern region.”

Recalling that former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee ji used to say ‘andhera chatega, suraj niklega’, Modi stated: “I can already see Arunachal Pradesh moving towards the light of development. The manner in which the Government of Arunachal Pradesh is hosting this ATAL Conclave is very significant.”

The theme of the conclave is ‘Vision 2040 Challenges and Opportunities for Arunachal Pradesh’ and 1000 youth from across the State would be involved in this churning process of ‘Plan. Deliberate & Act’.

“This exercise is expected to introduce an overall governance perspective to my young friends of Arunachal,” stated the PM.

The PM further stated: “It is interesting to note that the teams are named after the various rivers of Arunachal Pradesh — Kameng, Subansiri, Siang, Lohit and Tirap. The youth would definitely propose certain out-of-the-box ideas to facilitate the State Government in effective implementation of public programs.”

Thanking the PM for his encouragement, Chief Minister Khandu on his Twitter handle on Sunday stated: “I am highly overwhelmed with words of encouragement for our youths from Hon’ble PM Narendra Modi through his congratulatory message for the just concluded Atal Conclave. My sincere thanks to PM who is always there for the people of Arunachal.”