Tamenglong, January 23 (NNN): The Manipur unit of the Naga People's Front (NPF) held its district level political conference on Wednesday at Indoor Stadium, Tamenglong, as part of its campaign to the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls.
Soso Lorho, President, NPF Manipur State, addressing a packed stadium, attacked Manipur chief minister O Ibobi Singh saying that development funds are only 'poured' in Thoubal and Imphal's Khwairamband bazar and nowhere else. Saying that most of the development funds are concentrated in Thoubal district, Lorho faulted Ibobi for not taking up enough developmental projects in the hill districts, and added that NPF would bridge the gap between the rich and the poor.
Also addressing the gathering, NPF Manipur State Vice-President and former MLA from Tamei, N Awangbow, lamented the public’s tendency of being attracted towards national parties, which according to him was not a positive trend, saying, "We will enjoy more freedom in the regional parties than in the national parties."
Awangbow further stated that the state government of Manipur has been treating Tamenglong district as a 'human museum' for a long time. "The state government would often go to Delhi and ask funds citing Tamenglong district's extreme bavkwardness but when the funds are granted they are used in elsewhere," Awangbow alleged.
NPF leaders from the districts of Senapati, Churachandpur, Chandel, Ukhrul and also from Nagaland participated the event.
