Slamming ruling party Mizo National Front or MNF for
lacking agenda, BJP leader and Nagaland Minister Temjen Imna Along asserted the
people of Mizoram should impose their faith on BJP.
The Nagaland Minister exuded confidence that the BJP will
bag a better number of seats than before, however, there can be no prediction
on elections.
“The campaign led by our Union Minister Kiren
Rijiju, Nagaland Deputy CM Yanthungo Patton and also Rituraj Sinha, all of
them, together with our friends from the neighbourhood, especially Tripura,
have been working very hard on the ground. So, I think we will score better
than before,” he said.
Highlighting the Safron Party’s positive aspects, Imna
Along said the BJP is a political party that is nationalistic in every way,
visionary with leaders like Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister
Amit Shah and chief JP Nadda.
“Nationalist party like the BJP is to be well
understood by the Mizo people especially. I think we need to work harder and
engage with them because the perception that they have about the BJP is not the
right perception. BJP is a political party that is nationalistic in every way,
visionary with leaders like PM Modi, Amit Shah and JP Nadda,” said the BJP
leader.
He further said, “I believe that Mizoram is yet
to understand it. I was surprised when MNF said that they’re allying with the
BJP only on issue-based. This shows that MNF has no agenda. People of Mizoram
need agenda of development…I think people of Mizoram should impose their
faith on BJP.”
The Mizoram Assembly, comprising 40 seats, will
undergo elections on November 7, with the polls conducted in a single phase,
according to Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar.
The present Mizoram Assembly, led by Chief Minister
Zoramthanga, is set to conclude its term on December 17, and the vote counting
will transpire on December 3, with results announced the same day.
The electoral process will begin with the issuance of
the gazette notification on October 13, and candidates can submit their
nominations until October 20. Nominations will be scrutinised on October 21,
and the final date for the withdrawal of candidature is October 23.
NE Watch Desk
