Ukhrul warms up to Adanee's campaign
Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal, April 03 2009: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has formally launched Parliamentary election campaign of its candidate D Loli Adanee for the Outer Manipur Constituency, in Ukhrul district today.

as a part of the campaign launch, 'BJP and its Support Group', Ukhrul organised a public meeting at Tangkhul Nagalong ground in the district headquarters while at its Wino Bazar office the candidate himself hoisted the party flag.

At the public meeting several district level BJP representatives and supporters of Loli Adanee addressed the gathering.

Loli Adanee and his men savour the warm welcome accorded by the people of Ukhrul

To name a few, former Hill Areas Committee Chairman Dr M Horam, ex-president of Tangkhul Naga Long Solomon Ningshen and former MLA DP Pamei also canvassed support for the BJP nominee with the assertion that electing Loli Adanee would be the right choice.

Heavy downpour failed to dampen the campaign mood as a large number of people congregated at the campaign venues.

In his address, Adanee affirmed to lead the district people towards socio-economic prosperity with the assurance to establish international trade routes along the indo-Myanmar border which the district shares.

"Ukhrul has a long and strategic international border with Myanmar, and I will ensure that international trade routes along this stretch of the border is opened up to facilitate trade link with South East Asian countries," Adanee stated.

Lamenting that prospect of international trade link in other parts of the State is being overlooked through concentration of trade activities only at Moreh, the BJP nominee also assured to increase and improve financial institutions such as banks in the district so as to promote economic growth and generate employment opportunities.

Pledging egalitarian development in the State irrespective of hills or plain, he assured personal commitment to ensure that shares due to the hills are extended/provided.

Stressing on necessity for a peaceful environment to accelerate developmental activities, he urged the people to strive for creating conducive atmosphere that would expedite implementation of welfare programmes.

Adanee also said he will speak for solution of the protracted Naga issue.

former Minister Prof Gangmumei Kamei proclaiming that Adanee has generated widespread support in all the districts of manipur questioned present incumbent Mani Charenamei's activities and commitment in the five years he was chosen to represent Outer Manipur Constituency.

Further accusing the MP of betraying the Zeliangrong people, Prof Kamei alleged that Charenamei declined appraisal to prevail upon the Government for recognition of the Zeliangrong tribe in its true nomenclature rather than the present suffix of Kabui or Kacha Naga attached to the tribe.

He also castigated the MP of allegedly creating division among the Zeliangrong tribe besides staunchly opposing inclusion of Tamenglong district in the rail-line network.

Conveying that no political party, with the exception of Mani Charenamei's People's Democratic Alliance, encompassed the Naga Integration issue in election manifestos, Prof Gangmumei contended that Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio and the latter's Private Secretary had already expressed scepticism with regard to realisation of naga Integration.

Identifying Rio's Private secretary as an important functionary of the Naga People's Organisation, Gangmumei opined that repetition of the Naga integration issue by the Private Secretary at an election rally of Mani Charenamei in Senapati district recently tantamount to mocking and undermining sentiment of the Naga people.