Shillong, Jan 18: The Chairperson of the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) Mamata Banerjee started her election campaign to the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly that will be held on the 27th February 2023 in the public meeting held at the Dilma Apal Playground in Mendipathar in the North Garo Hills District.
Displaying unparalleled zeal and enthusiasm, people had started arriving thousands of people at the venue since morning to listen to the leaders speaks about their vision for the hill state.
Responding to the thunderous applause and cheers at the venue, the AITC Chairperson said, “I came here to tell you that TMC is the only party that can give you better governance and help achieve the dreams of the youth, the students, and the women. I give women Lakshmir Bhandar. Here, I will give Rs 1,000 to women in every family.”
During her last visit to the state in December, AITC Chairperson Mamata Banerjee had launched the revolutionary WE Card Scheme, promising financial assistance to the women of Meghalaya to empower them. The scheme has garnered over 3.50 lakh registrations so far.
AITC Chairperson Mamata Banerjee’s second visit to the hill state amid an exceptional show of strength sends an electrifying message to the NPP-led MDA government that the people have chosen the Meghalaya TMC.
The public excitement was evident when thousands on the Dilma Apal ground started chanting “We Want TMC” in unison during Wednesday’s public meeting. While listing the failures of the NPP-led MDA government, Mamata Banerjee said, What has this government done in the past five years she asked.
The TMC challenge them to show their report card on what they did in the past five years. Why is it that after so many years, electricity hasn’t reached Meghalaya, Why is the younger generation not getting any employment opportunities.
Highlighting the dedication of Meghalaya TMC towards the state, she urged people, to empower the people, uphold the culture, celebrate the sacred land of Meghalaya, and remove the proxy BJP government, she also alleged that this corrupt and hasn’t done anything for the people.
The party leaders vowed that the next government in the state would be “of the people of Meghalaya, by the people of Meghalaya, and for the people of Meghalaya.” Outlining her democratic philosophy, AITC Chairperson Mamata Banerjee said.
AITC National General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee asserted that if voted to power, the people of the soil would run the government in Meghalaya, unlike those leaders who run governments from the ivory towers of Guwahati and Delhi he alleged.
He also appealed to people to ensure that as the Sun rises in the East, the future of India should also rise from the North Eastern region. Reaffirming the promises made by the party, Abhishek Banerjee added.
Promising to transform Meghalaya into a model state for the entire country Meghalaya TMC State President Charles Pyngrope said, “Plagued with issues of corruption, scams, and a total collapse of governance, the people of Meghalaya are aspiring for new leadership that will bring back the lost glory of our people and the state.
The pulse from every nook and corner of the state calls for a change, TMC will be the change and become the torchbearer for a progressive and transformative Meghalaya.” Leader of Opposition Dr. Mukul Sangma highlighted the atrocities of the MDA government and their incessant failures in protecting the people of Meghalaya.
accompanied by party National General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee, MP and Leader of AITC Parliamentary Party Derek O’Brien, Meghalaya TMC State-in-Charge Manas R Bhunia, Meghalaya TMC State President Charles Pyngrope, Leader of Opposition Dr. Mukul Sangma, and several other senior leaders of Meghalaya TMC.
While the Meghalaya TMC is on a mission to reach out to every household to empower, and uplift people from different walks of life, this massive rally from Mamata Banerjee embodies a ray of hope at the end of the dark tunnel; giving confidence when the ruling dispensation trampled their vision and forsook the people of the state.
