Arunachal Pradesh Assembly pays tribute to Minister Noksong Boham

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Itanagar: The State Assembly on Tuesday paid tribute to former Minister Noksong Boham, who died on December 1 last year at his native village in Longding district, after battling cancer. Speaker Passang Dorjee Sona led the house in paying homage to the departed leader who was the first generation literate leader from the Wancho community. Taking part in the obituary reference, Sona termed his death as a great loss to the state. Born in September 1, 1948 at Banfera Village, Boham left behind his wife, six daughters, a son and scores of grandchildren.

He was first elected unopposed as Janata Party MLA to the state’s first 30-member house on February 25, 1978 from the then Niausa-Kanubari assembly constituency. During his 22 years long political stint, he had served the state as minister for Forest, Industries, Panchayat, IFCD, Telecommunication and Economics * Statistics under the Tomo Riba and Gegong Apang ministries.

An avid sports lover especially, football and cricket, Boham, a former radio broadcaster in All India Radio Dibrugarh in Assam, is known for his specialization in oral literature and history of the Wancho community.

Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein taking part in the obituary reference, termed Boham as a seasoned, veteran and first generation leader of the state.

“Boham was instrumental in removing social taboos among the Wancho women and was an expert in solving inter-village boundary disputes. He is worth known for his compassionate approach towards the poor and needy,” Mein said.

The deputy chief minister added that the state government as a mark of respect organized official funeral with state honour.

RWD Minister Honchun Ngandam, Agriculture Minister Wangki Lowang, MLAs Gabriel D Wangsu, Lokam Tassar, Wanglin Lowangdon and others took part in the obituary references.

Later the house observed two-minute silence as a mark of respect to the departed soul and resolved to send a condolence message to the bereaved family members.

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