Imphal, June 10 2009: Rubbing salt into the wounds of the SPF Government on the law and order front, NCP State unit president Radhabinod Koijam has today said that the only way to bring a semblance of normalcy and governance in the State is to effect a change in the Government.

Speaking at the 11th foundation day of the NCP at its office today, the Opposition leader said that if no change is effected in the present political climate then those who genuinely want to work for the upliftment of the State will taste defeat in the hustings.

Sounding a warning to the people, Radhabinod said that the political culture is such that a number of moneyed contractors and businessmen have started entering politics.

If these set of people are elected to power, then they will only rob the people instead of working for the welfare of everyone, he predicted.

The NCP leader further said that the Congress did well in the recent Parliamentary election due to money power and not because of any popular mandate from the electorate and added that not more than 15 pc voted for the Congress while the rest were bought over with money.

Money power will only pollute politics, he added.

Elaborating on what the NCP has been doing for the betterment of the State, Radhabinod Koijam said that he personally met Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar of the NCP at Delhi on June 8 and urged him to formulate an agriculture policy specifically for the North East, particularly for Manipur.

The Opposition leader further said that he also met Union MoS for Rural Development Agatha Sangma and urged her to take up relevant rural projects in Manipur.

NCP MLAs Doukhomang Khongsai, Salam Joy and Th Nandakishore who were also present that the NCP is a secular party and does not believe in caste politics.

Its mantra is development for all, they claimed and added that development without peace is meaningless.

The leaders also urged the party workers to put in their best foot forward to realise the objective of the NCP and make Manipur a better place.

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