'India First' Does Not Mean You Become Communal against Others: Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma

New Delhi, November 27, 2019:

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Wednesday took part in the Republic Summit 2019, where he spoke at length about the concept of 'India First'.

During his interaction, the Chief Minister stated that although keeping  'India First' should be a concern of every citizen of this country, but that doesn't mean that one should become communal against others.

Speaking at the summit that was held in New Delhi today, Sangma said that the concept of India first is enshrined in each one of us. "But having said that", he added, "India is a very diverse nation and I think striking a balance between that is really where the challenge lies for all of us."

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Touching on the unity in diversity in the Northeast, Sangma informed the gathering that the region has got more than 200 tribes, and Meghalaya itself has many tribes and many languages.

"I think the leadership along with the flexibility in the constitutional framework that we have is really what will allow the beautiful nation of ours which has this complexity yet as you said the nation's first approach will really help to move forward", he added.

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During the event, Sangma also hailed the constitutional framework in the country, and credited it for the decline of insurgency in the Northeast.

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