IMPHAL, May 27: During its 13 years rule the Congress government under Okram Ibobi has become expert in inaugurating incomplete projects using the names of the then Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh and their party president Sonia Gandhi alleged Moirangthem Asnikumar General Secretary BJP Manipur Pradesh.
He cited as examples the City Convention, ISBT, Khuga Multi Purpose project, Manipur Legislative Assembly building etc. Although these projects are incomplete the then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi have already inaugurated them, he said.
He said this at the observation of 1st anniversary of Narendra Modi led NDA government at Indira Government Aided Junior School, Irang part-I Sadar Hills West under Senapati District today.
He further said that the Ibobi government took advantage of any project sanctioned by the Central government and kept them pending for years. Project like City Convention Centre, Assembly Building etc were unfit for use for two years after inauguration, he charged.
He also said the Ibobi government has forgotten the Senapati 50-bedded Hospital which was inaugurated by the then Home Minister P Chidambaram in same year 2011.
Asnikumar highlighted the failures of Khuga Multi-Purpose Project and the ISBT as live examples of worthless gifts by Congress government in all its 13 years in power.
Yesterday, Chief Minister and Home Minister charged the Union ministers who visited Manipur to campaign for the ADC election. It seems they look down upon the hill people and spoke lies, and this is very unfortunate, he said.
Asnikumar expressed surprise that Ibobi is speaking this way while on the other hand he has been begging the Union minister for development packages or bargaining for projects, or for the sanction of more funds his government can pocket.
He said the BJP as the true representative of the people is ashamed of the Congress government. The BJP considers local self bodies like ADC and Panchayat as very important institutions working at the grassroots.
In the name of democracy, the Ibobi-led Congress government has been looting grassroots bodies and he does not want to decentralise and devolve power to the ADCs.
The 13 year Ibobi led government needs to learn lessons in governance from BJP governments in states like Gujarat, Goa, Chhattisgarh etc, suggested Asnikumar.
Tapir Gao in his chief guest speech said the Congress party has been exploiting the right of Nepali people of Manipur till today.
He asked in which category Nepali people are included. He wants the Congress government to specify if the Nepalis are Schedule Tribe, OBC, Schedule Cast, Minority or general category of Manipur.
He further said that till today Nepali right is violated by the Congress government in state.
But Nepali people must support the BJP for the party stands for the poor needy people and recognizes you are also citizen of India, he said. You have the same rights as Ibobi according to the Indian Constitution, he added.
Also speaking at the function, National Vice-President of BJP Mahila Morcha A Sarda Devi said that the NDA government has introduced 29 schemes for the people of India.
Among them, three have been launched on May 9, 2015. There are Life insurance for the poor, Atal pension scheme and PMJBY.
Former President M Bhorot, Spokesperson Y Nilamani, BJYM vice-Presidents Gopi, Bikram, K Robindro, Dr Antas Khan also present respectively.