DIMAPUR, Feb 7 - Nagaland MLA and Advisor to CM, Merentoshi R Jamir was conferred Aadarsh Yuva Vidhayak 2015 (Ideal Youth MLA) at the 6th annual national conclave of Bharatiya Chhatra Sansad (Indian Student Parliament) held at MAEER�s MIT Campus, Pune recently.
A citation, a shawl and a trophy was presented to Merentoshi by Chhatisgarh Speaker Gaureshankar Agrawal, former DG, Bureau of Police Research & Development, Dr Kiran Bedi, and former Union minister P Chidambaram.
The Ideal Youth MLA is conferred by Bharatiya Chhatra Sansad Foundation to 16 young MLAs from different States and political parties of India. The idea is to encourage youth participation in politics by recognising the positive change these young legislators have brought in the society.