Shillong, Feb 21: Congress leader Sachin Pilot said on Tuesday that the BJP stands exposed as the party is blaming the NPP for all the mess for the last five years.
He addressed a press conference at Congress Bhavan and spoke at a gathering in Khyndailad.
“They were in power in Delhi and in alliance in Meghalaya what they refer to as a double engine government but have failed to deliver . Price rise , unemployment continues to be major issues in the state and the country”, he said.
What stopped the BJP and the MDA government from addressing these issues? What stopped them from establishing more industries, factories, manufacturing hubs and creating jobs in the state of Meghalaya. The BJP and NPP are only interested in staying in power through the politics of manoeuvring but I am confident that the people of Meghalaya can see through this and they are aware and politically conscious to use their wisdom on 27th February”, he said.
Going by its track record both in states and at the Centre, Congress governments have always delivered the promises made. Congress has a long history of commitment and performance.
“We are committed to fulfilling the promises in our manifesto”, he added.
The congress has fielded young and fresh candidates which include many women candidates . This fresh team under the leadership of Vincent Pala will bring good governance to the state. The congress gives opportunities to young people as seen from the 47 young candidates who are contesting from the congress party, he added.
He pointed out that the NPP-led MDA government and their alliance partner BJP have a lot to answer to the people of Meghalaya on the high rates of unemployment faced by the youth of Meghalaya. Both the NPP and BJP manifesto for 2023 have promised jobs for the youth but what were they both doing during the last five years?, he questioned.
“In their 2018 manifesto, NPP promised employment generation programmes for the youth and today we are seeing some of the highest rates of unemployment in the state. So what has the government done in the past five years?, he wanted to know.
According to Pilot, the level of corruption of the NPP- led MDA government of which BJP is a partner has been unprecedented. Because of the corruption at every level of governance employment opportunities in the state have been destroyed besides the hopes and aspirations of the youth.
