MAUTAAM

Lamka, Apr 11: BJP candidate for the 15th Lok Sabha election Loli Adanee inaugurated his information office at Rengkai road this afternoon.

The occasion was attended among others by RV Mingthing, ex-minister, Selkai Hrangchal, ex-minister, Prof Gangmumei Kamei, ex-minister, Samuel Jendai, ex-minister, Athuan Abonmai, Ringo Dilbung and Ramthing Hungyo.

There  was a good turn out of supporters from the district in today’s inaugural function.

During his speech, Prof Gangmumei Kamei said the Congress was creating problems wherever they ruled in the north east and even in so many other parts of the country.

While castigating the party, he said that it claimed to be a secular party despite the fact that the party stalwarts selected candidates for the run up to the Lok Sabha election on party lines and caste consideration questioning how this party could be called secular.

He said they would never preserve secularism while highlighting the steps taken up so far by the BJP during their rule among which the inception of Look East Policy, at least 10 percent deduction of funds for the north east from the total budget of the 86 departments of the country are worth mentioning.

During his speech  Loli Adanee has said that he was hungry for justice and  he would put in his best efforts to serve all the needy people.

“I am a BJP Christian,” he said while maintaining that he has been given befitting supported by one and all and has the chances to be voted to power.

He said on being elected he would construct an Outer Manipur Ring Road  covering all the hill areas so as to create an alternative route for passing over bandhs at certain areas of the state.

He further said that he would take steps to rectify all anomalies in the functioning of the district council as it was not effective in the present conditions.

He further said he would work for the final and peaceful settlement of the SoO groups apart from taking measures to provide relief to the people afftected by Mautam.

Highlighting certain other steps which he planned to take up, he urged the people to give him a chance at least once so as to prove himself.

Lamka, Apr 8: Strengthening Indian integration means to solve most problems faced by tribals of the state and again fostering Indian integration does not mean Manipur`s territorial integrity cannot be affected for good purposes as it is still within the Indian territory.

This was stated by the PDA Outer Manipur MP candidate for the 15th Lok Sabha Mani Charenamei today at Synod Hall, IB Road during his campaign speech in the run up to the Lok Sabha election amidst thunderous applause today.

The campaign programme commenced from 11 am today and was attended by Morung Makunga, MLA Tengnoupal, Awangbou Newmai, MLA Tamei, Gaidon Kamei, PDA Speaker and Gen Secy apart from many others.

Mani Charenamei further stated that if we have a state we can grow and develop like our neighbouring state particularly Mizoram as we will be able to manage our own affairs and put our policy on the pipeline of development.

While highlighting most of the steps he had taken up during his tenure as MP in the existing term, he said he had raised the issue of Mautam, landmine and the erasing of some farmers by the Burmese Army some years back at the Parliament which had produced the desired result. Further, due to his initiative there was a prompt reply from the Central government and as a result a Central team was dispatched to interior areas to assess the gravity of the situation. Moreover, on the teams recommendations relief assistance were sent to areas affected by the famine and more of this are in the offing.

While stating that there are lots of differences between the hills and valley dwellers, he said in the former cases, children are malnourished, underfed, could not afford schools and were unable to take up course of activities and profession which they wish and dream to choose as a profession. In the latter cases we have seen children and people growing leaps and bounds and most of them could follow the line of profession they wanted to. “In valley we saw children playing games of different types according to their interest and sharpening their talents to earn fame and use it as a profession,” because they can afford.

How much is the gulf manifested by the conditions of roads and in many other perspective. To cite an example, he said the maintenance work of Tipaimukh Road, National Highway-150, which was started way back in 1980 has not been completed till date and everything is in the reverse gear. We are marginalized people and have to chase development.

With regards to delimitation he said it has not been possible to materialize because when a plan is mooted to practically carry it out because there are so many critics saying that this will result in blood letting and chaos and confusion.

Actually he said we can add 2 to 3 more constituencies in the hill for decentralization of development.

The plans to construct two more border trade centres at Behiang and at Ukhrul has been thwarted for many reasons, he said adding that an instruction was given to the state government to conduct a survey on the feasibility of this attempt, but this matter has till date been kept in abeyance.

Morung Makunga while addressing the gathering said 9 MLAs supported the PDA candidate considering that Mani is the most prospective and has a concern for the development of tribals.

On development issue, he said when there is peace the Central will want to provide funds for this venture as there are no disturbances and the programmes could be carried to the end. But in view of the prevailing scenario it is not conducive for such a venture and the development process of our state is retarded.

While stating that there are so many issues to be addressed, he said Mizoram is the most peaceful state of the country and how developed it has been today.

Awangbou Newmai has said that the recent plans to increase the number of MP seats based on population has caused so much haloobaloo in the Centre with the opposition stepping up a strong protest and so the national parties should be strongly denounced.

However, candidates like Mani will raise voice as he has none to restrain him for he is the PDA candidature while the national parties has many to restrain them from doing such a thing.

Pointing out how there is negligence of giving proper treatment of the tribals for its solution in the state he said recently MU tribals students union demanded for a change in reservation policy. They have set a deadline of April 1 within which their demand has to be met by the government otherwise the students will quit the MU and pressurize for a separate hill university.

However, the government does not come out to meet their demands or atleast hear their grievances.

He said during that time the Assembly was in Session, however, considering the seriousness of the matter he and some other tribal MLAs ask permission from the Speaker so that they will be able to go and meet/hear the genuine problems of the students. But they were not given the permission, he said.