Dimapur, October 22 (MExN): The district Congress unit of Mon today lamented that “India shining” and cyberage have yet to reach the district in all ways – power, development and roads – and villages remain backward. The District Congress Committee of Mon said in a press release today that Mon remains a neglected district especially considering the “role of the legislators of Mon district, especially the ruling party” and that they should be “ashamed.”
“Now when the world is racing towards computerized age and our country to keep up with others is struggling to accomplish ‘India shining’, Mon district is reeling under darkness,” lamented the chief of Mon DCC L Takyong Konyak. He said the district remains in Darkness – “50% of the district has no power connection and most of them don’t seem to bother “because their village never had the luxury of experiencing electricity.”
The Congress cited Wanching village near the Naginimora-Mon road. The village had power connection but was damaged in 2001. Since then the village has remained in darkness and the villages, others, remain cut off from the rest of the world “as far as electronic media is concerned.”
In spite of numerous representations, the power department has yet to address the matter and “only false promises.” The DCC sought to know where the “concerned department and the minister” are.
On issues related to roads, the Mon DCC mentioned the 44 kilometers Namtola-Mon road, the lifeline of Mon. The road has been isolated and “denied” for long and the government cannot say there is no fund for it, the DCC stated.
“Trying to deny it would amount to denying the fundamental rights of the people of Mon. There have been some gimmicks to repair it during 2005-06 but these were let’s admit, diversions/avenues to fill up the already bulging pockets of some few because the Mon-end of the road got washed away even before the Tizit-end was finished. Now only the skeletal remains of a once pucca road is left,” the DCC president said.
The Congress said that the Aoeleng-road show brought in renewed hopes but the event is long-gone as have the hopes, but the road remains at its worst.
The DCC also advised the KSU and contractors to let go of their “scuffle” over the road and focus on the condition of the road and what needs to be done. “But in this connection, it is interesting to note the role of the legislatures of Mon district, especially the ruling party. Why can’t they intervene and smoothen things out? What are they doing?” the DCC queried. “Elected representatives ought to be ashamed of the road condition but after all they have luxurious cars that can well endure it and there is chopper service too.”
