IMPHAL, May 18: The BJP wants to overthrow the Congress government in the State and bring peace, harmony and development, asserted Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiran Rijiju today.
Addressing an election campaign for the BJP at Chandel today, the MoS said as long as there is Congress rule in the State, the people will continue to suffer pain and agony.
He said, his ministry receives reports of bandhs, blockades, dharna, etc in the State every day.
This is a clear indication of lack of good governance in the State, he asserted.
The Congress party has damaged Manipur and it will take several years to get back, he said appealing to the people not to give another chance to Congress.
He said the people should overthrow Congress and bring BJP to power for which it is important for the BJP to do well in the upcoming Autonomous District Council Election.
Although the government is there is protect and take care of the society and its people, the present Congress government has totally failed to fulfill the expectations of the public, he said.
Rijiju said Manipur is a beautiful State with a vast pool of resources. Its people have the potential to excel in many fields, however, the government has failed miserably in tapping all this resources and potential of the people, he said.
Road connectivity in the State is in a deplorable condition, he said adding that people are facing difficulties in their movement.
In such a scenario, the people in the remote areas and the hills especially must be facing many problems, he said.
Now is the time to teach the Congress government a lesson, he said appealing to the people to support the BJP in the ADC election.
`Our motto is not only to be in the government, our motto is to serve the people,` he stated before assuring that all possible steps will be taken up to develop the entire North East.
At the same time, he appealed to armed outfits operating in the State to return to normalcy.