Rio assures full security for bypolls

Kohima, Mar 6 (UNI) Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio has assured that his government will provide ''full security'' during the coming by-elections to Dimapur-I and Tuensang Sadar-II Assembly Constituencies scheduled on March 8.

Addressing an election rally at Dimapur yesterday, in support of Nagaland People's Front (NPF) candidate Atomi Zhimomi, Mr Rio said that sufficient security personnel would be deployed at the polling stations for free and fair elections.

He said his party has fielded two young candidates for the by-elections and expressed confidence that the NPF would win in both the seats.

Speaking in the meeting, Home Minister Thenucho charged the Congress with failing to ensure peace and development during their regime unlike the ruling Democratic Alliance of Nagaland (DAN) and appealed to the people to vote for the NPF.

Meanwhile, Dimapur Deputy Commissioner K Nzimongo Ngullie imposed restriction of movement on all private and government vehicles from 0500 to 1600 hours on March 8, the date of election to the Dimapur-I Assembly Constituency.

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