Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, March 19 2010:
With a function to mark the 125th foundation of Indian National Congress Party, campaign for elections to the Autonomous District Council kicked off Wednesday with a political conference of the party at Tamei sub-divisional headquarters.
MPCC General Secretary, Victor Keishing, former minister, Z Mangaibou, social worker Athon Avonmei and president of the Tamenglong District Congress Committee were among other dignitaries who attended the political conference cum celebration of the foundation day of the party.
Many active workers of the Congress in the district, prospective of contesting the election in the ADC election also took part in the function.
Former minister, Z Mangaibou in his key note address to the gathering claimed that since Congress rule, the country can speed up its development pace.
In the state too, Congress rule has brought about remarkable development, the same too in Tamenglong district.
Many development programmes which were not implemented in other district implemented in the district.
He elaborately talked on the various development programmes in Tamei Sub-division but he blamed the sitting MLA of not taking interest in the development works taken up in the district.
The MLA of Tamei is not taken up any developmental works.
Instead of taking interest in developmental works, he remains engaging in cheating heads of the villages for his own benefits only, he alleged.
Victor Keishing speaking on the occasion said the party is for the people.
Congress has no personality.
The party brought about independent of the country.
Congress emerged to save the people under the British boot.