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Nagaland democracy wanes as Plutocracy takes control
Morung Express |
Big money has always dominated state politics in Nagaland, and the recent statistical analysis by the Nagaland Election Watch and Youthnet serves to reiterate the point. The analysis showed that having assets of 25 lakhs or less lowers the chances of winning a seat in the assembly by 16 percent. It also showed a 23 percent increase in the number of wealthy MLAs since the last assembly elections.
With Nagaland state showing a budget deficit of Rs 760 crores as of April 2012, deplorable road conditions, erratic power and water supply and nonpayment of salaries to government employees; the aforementioned accumulation of wealth by the political elite has caused annoyance among the general public.
“These statistics are shameful,” states Bendang Aier, a student from Kohima while talking to the Morung Express. “It is appalling that politicians have accumulated so much wealth while there are so many people just eking out a living.”
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* This Post is uploaded on March 14, 2013
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