PM holds meeting with Assam council of ministers

Health Minister Keshab Mahanta had said on Monday that the working of all departments was expected to be discussed

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday held a closed-door meeting with Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his council of ministers at a guest house here, officials said.

There was, however, no media briefing on what transpired at the meeting.

Later, Mr. Sarma tweeted, "A rare privilege for my Cabinet colleagues to have got an opportunity to get blessings and margdarshan of Hon PM Shri @narendramodi Ji, today in Guwahati."

According to the officials, the meeting, held at Koinadhora state guest house here, lasted for nearly two hours.

Health Minister Keshab Mahanta had said on Monday that the working of all departments was expected to be discussed, but did not give any specific details.

The PM is on a two-day visit to the northeast to attend the oath-taking ceremonies of the new governments in Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura.

Mr. Modi had arrived here in the morning and left for Shillong by a helicopter to witness the swearing-in of the Conrad Sangma-led government.