Will crash those leeching off the people: O Joy
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, December 27 2021:
Senior politician O Joy has explained his reasons for contesting the upcoming 12th Manipur Legislative Assembly elections, stating that his goal is to crush the leeches in the ruling BJP government who after stealing the rice from the mouths of the people, are now trying to buy the voters with money.
A one-day political conference was organised by Langthabal Block Congress Committee at YDA ground of Ahongsangbam Leikai on Monday.
Addressing the gathering, O Joy said that he is contesting the elections with the sponsorship of the people with the goal of crushing those who are leeching off the people of Langthabal AC and the state, unlike other candidates who are thinking of buying the voters with money.
Questioning whether PM Narendra Modi's promise of "Achche Din has come into fruition, the senior politician remarked that the citizens of this country have suffered a lot under the BJP government.
Democracy has been replaced with dictatorship, while the judiciary, legislature, executive and press have lost their independence, as has been further proven by India's ranking in the Democracy index.
Even a small state like Manipur has not been spared.
Any difference of opinion is met with arbitrary arrest.
As such, the country is now controlled by a few groups of people, becoming eerily similar to Hitler's dictatorship.
"The people may not like Congress or me but they should like themselves and the state," Joy said and urged the people to take a proactive role in saving the state.
In his speech, Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) president N Loken urged the people to elect O Joy to save the state.
He then said that the ruling BJP government has been unable to deliver the various welfare schemes including Ujjwala, CMHT, etc.; while belying all claims stating otherwise as being stated for namesake.
Instead, the government is robbing the people in broad daylight, he added.
During the conference MPCC general secretary (organisation) and former Langthabal candidate L Tilotama extended her support to O Joy as the intending INC candidate in Langthabal AC.
Langthabal AC Local Council and Communist Party of India (CPI) also extended support to O Joy and Congress party respectively.
The conference was attended by Langthabal Block Congress Committee president Yumnam Mohendro, MPCC working president T Mangibabu, Langthabal AC ex-candidate Thongam Biswanath and pradhans of different Gram Panchayats.