Kohima, April 4 (MExN): Congress candidate K V Pusa has cautioned the people against a “communal force which is a threat against secular structure of the country with whom the NPF has befriended.” According to a press release, Pusa had stated, party like BJP has no vision and programme for people “but its agenda is Hindutva and finish off Christians and other minority communities in the country.”
Addressing election rallies in Zunheboto and Wokha today, the Congress candidate for the ensuing Lok Sabha polls said BJP has become a fractured party due to internal differences over leadership and policies. He assured that UPA would come to power at the centre and urged people to vote for congress for all round development in the state.
He cited as a Christian dominated state, last year, when people were celebrating Christmas, people of Zunheboto were denied the same due to an unfortunate incident that shock the state, adding, such incident happens “because of the inactivity of the government, who runs short of mechanisms or laws that are applied.” “This is the same candidate in the fray for this ensuing Parliamentary Election assuring the people of North-East that he can and will bring solutions in the region. Where was he during that incident, when he is exposed to the people that he can’t even handle a case of molestation, how can he imagine himself of solving the NE problem,” Pusa questioned.
Taking a potshot at Rio, the Congress leader said years of rampant financial mismanagement and corruption has emptied the state’s coffer while personal wealth of the chief minister and his coteries have grown manifold. He stated under the present government there is a growing resentment of public against militant groups for its high handedness and ruthlessly taxing the people.
Pusa further alleged that the DAN government has created an alarming trend of widening gap between the rich and the poor adding that poverty which was unheard of in the olden days is rearing its ugly head. He said rampant corruptions in all government schemes, appointments to government jobs for few privileged ones who are well connected, contract and supply works to chosen few have ensured that the power and wealth of the state gets confined to few hands “which is a dangerous trend and is already generating social economic unrest.”
Pusa also said Nagaland Retirement from public employment (Amendment) Act 2007 enhanced the superannuation age of the government employees from 57 to 60. He said the amendment was done to gain political mileage on the eve of assembly elections that was due in March 2008. He asserted after getting the support of those employees, the government enacted the 2nd Amendment Act 2009 following which more than 300 employees were forced to retire at one go on October 31, 2009.
He further added large numbers of work-charged employees have been discriminated despite office memorandum order for regularization due to vacancy arising out of new retirement act.
He also highlighted the “rampant misuse” of Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) and accused the NPF MPs of siphoning off public funds. He urged people not to vote for such persons and assured to equally distribute funds to all districts if people elect him this time.
For better governance and transparent government, Pusa appealed to the voters to cast their votes “for a party that is trying to do its best for the people of the country.” “Vote for a secular party and not communal forces that have entered Nagaland.”
