Meghalaya: ‘I have raised the standard of development for the next government’ says CM Mukul Sangma
TURA, February 15, 2018: Few more weeks before D-Day, the village of Babadam under North Tura constituency turned out to be a melting pot for several villages as people gathered to witness Chief Minister Mukul Sangma’s election campaign for sitting Congress legislator Noverfield R. Marak.
While addressing the crowd, Mukul said, “I have raised the standard of development in Meghalaya. Any other government after me will have to follow suit otherwise they will be pulled down by the people.”
Terming 2013 election as historic in Meghalaya, Mukul said, “We gave a stable government minus the regional parties. We delivered to our promises despite challenges and beyond to accelerated the momentum of growth in the state. From PWD roads to locality roads in towns and villages, we gave each a priority”.
The chief minister did not fail to attack the opposition parties accusing them of hijacking Congress developmental projects whenever government changed in the state.
“My opponents are always there to pull me down by striking off projects initiated by me”, he said, adding, “Whenever we have initiated developmental projects the next government always strikes it. Every project cannot be completed in five years”.
He expressed his fear that due to unstable political scenario that prevails in Meghalaya the development of the state is at the risk of derailment. “We are working for the people but there are some leaders who are jealous”, he added, while talking of Ganol Hydel power projects, which were struck down in 2008, when UDP-NCP and HSPDP had formed the government.
He highlighted road projects including the Shillong-Nongstoin-Tura highway, border roads from Ampati-Mahendraganj connecting Dalu, the Shillong-Mawkyrwat-Ranikor to Baghmara road, Athiabari-Nongstoin road, and the Shillong to Balat road, among others.
(TNT-The Northeast Today news)
