Morung Express News
Mima | February 17
National Peoples’ Party (NPP) candidate Medokul Sophie’s campaign began on February 16 at Mima village with campaigners riposting the selling and buying of votes between electorates and politicians, and the diminishing commitment towards integrity and fundamentals.
NPP candidate and former MLA Medokul Sophie who is running for the third time will be contending with three other candidates from the 14th Southern Angami Assembly Constituency I.
“It is a shame to violate the modesty of women, it is a shame to steal but the greatest shame is selling yourself,” said Neivor Rutsa, former Chairman Kohima Village Council campaigning for Sophie who advised the electorates to be well informed before voting.
“To choose a candidate you must hear, you must be informed. Vote according to your conscience. This is a decision you take not just for your village but you are voting for your whole constituency,” added Rutsa urging the people not be influenced by money or powerful lobbyists.
Similarly, Rovise Khale from Phesama village also advocated that choosing a leader should come from one’s conscience, and not by influence of money and power. “Today we are compromising on corruption and there is none who can speak for the cause of the poor, and the oppressed.” affirmed Khale.
Highlighting the problems and challenges in the constituency with employment crisis being one of the major challenges, NPP candidate Medokul Sophie said, “There is an increasing disparity between the privileged and the poor struggling class. It is too visible in our constituency,” further assuring that if elected ‘what is meant for the public will be given to the public’.
Briefing the electorates on NPP and the party symbol, Sophie noted that the symbol of the book represents knowledge which is much required not just by students and scholars but the villager, the farmer, the leader, and the church worker. “When you vote for me, you are voting to end poverty, to build up the farmers, to develop your constituency. Do not vote for the wrong cause. This vote is to strengthen the constituency,” said Sophie.
“Leadership is not just about bringing development but it is about moral responsibility and standing firm in one’s principle and ideology,” viewed another campaigner. A woman voter in the village expressed concern over the growing poverty in many of the rural areas especially farmers.
