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CONJURING  MAGICAL MOMENTS 

Electioneering has reached the last lap in the state. Leaders  of  the  various  national  parties  have   thronged  Shillong  the  capital  city  and  it  was none  other  than  Rahul  Gandhi,  who  was  able  to  draw   crowds  in  the  main  thorough fares  including  Khyndailad,  the  Centre  Point.  Rahul  had  been  able  to  conjure  dreams  not  of  himself  or  his  party but  of  Prime  Minister  Narendra  Modi,  the  dreams   which  have  come  about  like  waving  a   magic  wand. Economic stability had appeared but as it jobs have disappeared. As if by  magic  income  of  farmers  and workers have disappeared and  also  the  small  and  medium   business. Crores of money had disappeared and reappeared by magic in foreign lands out of the reach of Indian laws. Rahul  had  therefore waved  the  magic  wand  of   Narendra  Modi  in  the  eyes  of  the  people. But  as  Rahul  has  already interpreted,  these  are  only  magical  dreams  which  fortunately  or  not  are  not  nightmares  as  people  woke  up in  facing  the  stark realities that the magic wand of Modi  had not yet made  democracy  disappear from India. 

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INSURGENTS BREAK THE PEACE  

Insurgents of the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) had  broken the peaceful  process  of electioneering  in  the   Garo  Hills  of  Meghalaya, when  the candidate of the  Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), Joanathane N. Sangma  was  brutally killed  in a  blast by  insurgents on his way back from an election campaign in the Williamnagar Constituency. It was  rather  an  irony  that  Jonathone, was accompanied by a former GNLA  militant  Nikam  Ch Momin, who had unleashed  fear  and  violence. The killer blast was of an IED. The cause behind is strongly believed to be of political rivalry. In  the  2013  elections  Jonathone, had  filed  an  FIR  against Deborah  Marak for allegedly using  the  GNLA to garner votes. Deborah had however denied the allegations against her. Though  the  case  is  still  pending police  had  evidence that Deborah had supported the GNLA demand for a separate Garoland state during the last elections.     

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NCP promised to produce two IAS in its Manifesto

In the manifesto of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), it has mention to approach the Supreme Court’s for intervention to solve the long pending inter-state boundary dispute with Assam.

The most interesting part about the manifesto is that it promises that NCP MLA’s should fund two students per year to become IAS officers from the State. It also promises to set up education policy by emphasizing more on skill development.

The NCP talked about framing of state mining policy, setting up of anti-corruption vigilance commission, pursue Majithia Wage Board recommendation for benefits of journalists, strengthen border areas and empower border people economically, set up international markets to encourage border trade with neighbouring countries, upgrade existing infrastructure like Umroi Airport Khasi Hills and Baljek Airport, introduce railway lines along with strong preventive measures against influx, improve road infrastructure in rural areas without compromising quality.

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SINGING AND DANCING 

Chief Minister Mukul Sangma, contesting from two constituencies in Garo Hills his home Ampati and Songsak had ventured into Mawsynram, where Pynshngain N. Syiem of the Peoples Democratic Front is pitted against Hiamalaya Shangpliang of the Congress which is considered to be a prestigious contest. Mukul Sangma had landed in a helicopter at Dangar in a campaign for Himalaya Shangpliang. Mukul in a bid to attract the  crowd, had went  into  sing song, so as to woo the crowd of Dangar, bordering Bangladesh, having a mixed  population of Khasi, Garo, Bengali  and  Hindi speaking  people. The contest in Mawsynram   constituency is mainly of the PDF and the Congress. In the end of the meeting, Mukul Sangma, picked up a sword with shield and started dancing which amused the gathering, more than the speeches. This might have also amused Pynshngain Syiem who  was the Syiem of the Khasi  state  of  Hima  Mawsynram, as he could not afford to  be seen as a singing  and dancing  king.

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Narendra Modi take a jibe at Mukul Sangma

Modi during his rally in Phulbari West Garo Hills remind the crowd that his Government at the centre has been engaging in various rescue operations of the people of the Christian Community who got trapped in the clutches of terrorists in countries like Iraq and Afghanistan. Her cite example of Father Tom Uzhunnalil, a catholic priest from Kerala who was kidnapped by Islamic Terrorists in 2016, Narendra Modi said, “Father Tom, in Yaman who was spreading the message of Christianity was kidnapped by the terrorists. The Indian Government made tireless efforts day and night to rescue him and we also urged to those nations, which had cordial relationship with Yamen to save Father Tom. We successfully freed Father Tom and got him back. His heath was deteriorating and we provided his medical care as well.”

He also reminds the people of how his Government rescue 46 nurses from the hands of militants in Afghanistan in July 2014. Prime Minister Modi, whose party is often blamed for Pro-Hindu stands, blamed Chief Minister Mukul Sangma for communal politics saying that Dr. Sangma does not believe in taking everyone along in the path of development.

He also announced Rs. 180 crore for renovation of the Shillong Airport, Houses for the landless, heath insurance worth Rs. 5 lakhs for each person among others. He attacked Chief Minister Mukul Sangma for family centric politics. “Meghalaya has become the property for the Congress party as all the members including his wife to his brother in law is fighting the election. Had he has a grandson, he would have also stand him in the polls”, he said.