The national anthem resounded in the Nagaland Assembly for the first time in 58 years

- National anthem before Governor RN Ravi's address at the beginning of the 7th session of the 13th Legislative Assembly

Kohima, Ta. Sunday, February 21, 2021

The session in the Nagaland Legislative Assembly began with the national anthem for the first time in 58 years of state formation. The history was made about a week ago when the national anthem was sung before Governor RN Ravi's address at the beginning of the 7th session of the 13th Legislative Assembly.

The state of Nagaland came into existence on December 1, 1963. The first assembly elections were held in the state in January 1964 and an elected government came into existence. The first assembly was formed in the state on February 11, 1964, but the state assembly never had the tune of 'Jana Gana Man'.

However, the Legislative Commissioner Dr. According to PJ Antony, there was no ban on singing the national anthem in the assembly. However, no order is available as to why the national anthem was not sung in the assembly.

Speaker of the Legislative Assembly Sheringen Longkumar decided to play the national anthem before the governor's address this time, with the consent of the government led by Chief Minister Nefiu Rio. Then on February 12, before the start of the 7th session, the national anthem was played for the first time at the arrival of the governor and all the masked legislators stood up and paid their respects.

Video goes viral on social media

The video of the historic scene of 'Jana Gana Mann' being sung for the first time in the Nagaland Assembly building and all the MLAs standing in a cautious manner and paying their respects is going viral on social media. Many celebrities expressed happiness by sharing this video.