LJP urges people not to accept money during elections

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaMay 28, 2022

The state president of the Lok Janshakti Party (R) Jamil Ahmed has called upon the people of Meghalaya to wake up and question the government on anything that is not satisfactory.

“Do not accept money during elections as your votes are valuable, choose a right and honest person to be your MLA/Representatives; keeping in mind the future of your children, and remember that those sitting in the Government are public servants, not rulers,” Ahmed said in a statement.

He said that the overall scenario of the state has been changed by some powers who do not wish or rather want the people of Meghalaya to prosper.

Ahmed said according to my understanding, the sole goal of these powers is to keep the common people poor, to keep them busy thinking about their livelihood and unable to focus or concentrate on the state’s development.

He said the recent collapse of the Assembly Building is one major example of corruption which has come to light, but imagine how many more could emerge.

Stating that the state is fighting towards unemployment, he said price rise is an all-time high.

“Tomatoes are sold at Rs 100 per Kg. The rich are becoming richer, while the poor are becoming poorer. One can easily imagine how a poor family like daily wages or labour’s families are feeding their children. Is it even possible for them to feed their children?”

He said the economy of the State is at a pitiable stage but few lucky persons in the state are becoming richer adding the problems are numerous, but the question is how many of them have been addressed by the present Government.

“It is pertinent to mention that I recently visited Mawkyrwat on the 13^th and 14th of May 2022 during a heavy rain storm, and a few houses were damaged, three of which came to my attention. I visited the village, took stock of the situation, and asked the Rangbah Shnong whether any government minister or official tried to find their well being but unfortunately no one from the Government have bothered to visit and help them. Furthermore, the PHE Minister is a local MLA of Mawkyrwat Constituency but the people of Mawkyrwat face water supply issues,” he informed.

In this regard, Ahmed informed that the party had written a letter to the Chief Secretary of the Government of Meghalaya, and requested the Government to help those residents whose houses were damaged by the storm. “The action on our letter is yet to be known,” he said.