Lamka, February 10 2009: Outer MP Mani Charenamei today announce his intention of recontesting the Lok Sabha polls but refrained from revealing the party in which he would affiliate with, saying it is still immature for such announcement.

'Where ever I go, when ever I have a meeting with the people, in all the districts, most of them express that I should re-contest the Lok Sabha election,' the bureaucrat turned politician Charenamei told a press conference here today.

When pressed for the party in which he intends to file his nominations, he evaded a direct response but said as an independent member they still can't neglect me.

"Many parties have approached me, but the people have to advise me on this, so I think it is still immature to discuss the issue," he added.

In town to address a seminar on "Tribals' land and forest rights" the MP who grabbed a measly 4000 plus votes from the district during the last election said he was not offended by the numbers then.

'I received the greatest support from here and only in Churachandpur I got full coverage,' he said.

The Naga MP, who draws numerous criticism for his speech at the Parliament moments before the 'UPA trust vote' said he was in support of political empowerment of the people through the various peace initiatives taken up by the Government.

"I raised issues nobody (former MPs) think of raising in Parliament,' he said with a matter of pride when asked of his achievements during his tenure.

Charenamei also claimed to have taken up the issue of international trade centres with the GOI and Myanmarese Authority, toiled for the release of border villagers arrested by Myanmar, for better rural connectivity and air services for far flung areas, railway reservation counters and for the sensational Mautam famine.

He also claimed to have rectified the ST quotas during a 2005 recruitment drive by the Railways, when only 17 STs against the reserve 48 seats were selected.

With his efforts, the FCI has sanctioned Rs 10 crore for construction of FCI godown in the district and this will materialize as soon as the Deputy Commissioner picks on the site, the MP said.

Expecting, as he has made it known at least 70 to 80 percent of the votes from the district this time around, Charenamei said the agenda he would be selling to garner such a whooping majority would be political empowerment for the hill people.

He however wasn't sure of the true nature of empowerment which he expects it to receive from New Delhi.

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