Corruption is SPF's gift to people: MPP
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, March 13 2011:
Manipur People's Party today came down heavily on the Congress led SPF government of rampant corruption saying that the only gift received by the people during the nearly 10 years SPF rule was corruption.
Speaking at a one-day political conference of the MPP Youth Front held at Pundongbam in Lamlai, party president, Dr Nimaichand Luwang said that nothing worth to be mentioned has been done during the nearly 10 year tenure of the SPF government.
With the three multi-storey market complexes at Khwairamband area having been inaugurated, the government cannot claim that development has taken place in the state.
The reality is that rampant corruption which is being experienced daily is the true gift of the SPF government to the people, he alleged.
People pay bribes worth ' 25 lakh for the post of SI and with ' 15 lakh for an ASI if they are to get their sons or daughters inducted into the police force.
This government gives no place for poor families to get government jobs, he went on to say at the conference.
Nimaichand further alleged the government people of siphoning huge chunks of money released for various central sponsored schemes.
Saying that the government by hiking power consumption charges have given additional hardship to the people.
The president assured that if the MPP comes to power, people will be exempted from paying electricity taxes.
Luwang asked how can power taxes be hiked when there was no adequate power supply.
He warned that all irregularities and malpractices done during the SPF government will be investigated if MPP comes to power in the next general elections.
He said, the MPP invites pre-poll alliances with like minded parties in the forthcoming elections so that the Congress can be rooted out from returning to power.
The meeting was also attended by former Union minister Th Chaoba, vice president, L Jatra, party's youth front president, Y Mangi.