Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema Khandu meets Sonia Gandhi

ITANAGAR: Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu called on Congress President Sonia Gandhi and party vice president Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi and expressed his gratitude to them for their support.

In the brief meeting yesterday, Sonia Gandhi congratulated the newly elected chief minister and advised him to govern the state on the principles of equality, secularism and justice,an official statement said here.

The senior congress leaders also advised Khandu and his team to adopt "inclusive development" and accord paramount importance to it.

Khandu was accompanied by former Chief Minister Nabam Tuki and Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee ( APCC) President Padi Richo, the statement said.