TURA, April 2: For the first time after recent Assembly election, State BJP vice president Bernard Marak has renewed the pledge to rise against corruption.
He threatened that the party would launch a war on corruption in the state and in all constituencies.
“People have voted for the BJP hoping for a change and to end corruption and we are bound by the commitments we made during the election against corruption. Therefore, the ‘War against Corruption’ will continue in the state just like Prime Minister Narendra Modi has declared a few days ago,” he said.
Bernard, who lost the election to Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma, claimed that the Centre was sincere in implementing the central schemes for every individual and family.
“Schemes being renamed (in Meghalaya) and not reaching the public is a serious issue for BJP because the vision of our PM gets defeated and credit goes to individuals. The people’s faith in Narendra Modi will not go in vain,” he observed.
Elaborate the course of action, he said that the party members would visit every constituency and village facing issues related to central schemes and note down grievances being faced by them in terms of facilities provided by the Centre like road, water, electricity, ration, house, job cards, etc.
“We will also create mass awareness on the benefits of central schemes through social media so that people understand the visions of our PM. We will ensure that MDA 2.0 will do its best to provide the best for the people in general unlike the previous years,” he asserted.
Strengthening party base
Fresh from the Assembly poll debacle where it won only two out of the 60 seats it contested despite an aggressive campaign, the BJP is focusing on building the party organisation in Meghalaya ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha election.
A party leader said the BJP will work on strengthening the organisation rather than thinking about candidates as the election is still a year away. “The BJP has not finalised even one candidate in the country,” he said.
The BJP is likely to contest both the Shillong and Tura seats in a bid to win a majority of the 25 Lok Sabha seats in the eight Northeastern states.
Once the state unit shortlists a few names for the two seats, the central leadership will take the final call on the candidates to represent the two Meghalaya seats, the leader said.
Meanwhile, the BJP has taken note of some leaders who lost the Assembly polls trying to lobby for the two Lok Sabha seats in the state.
While Vincent H. Pala of Congress has won the Shillong Lok Sabha seat four times in a row, Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma’s family has represented the Tura constituency for over four decades.
