Thank God, this time a young and energetic Minister of the New government has promise to fulfill the demand of the people of the state by assuring completion of the Imphal Jiri road stretch. Hope the new minister Mr. Th. Biswajit is not playing for political purpose.
This is being stated as we in the Imphal Times had witnessed how the issue of Imphal Jiribam road has been using as a tool for political gimmick by almost all the politicians.
Well, fifteen years ago, the Imphal-Jiribam stretch of National Highway is a major issue. We still remember Chief Minister Nongthongbam Biren, before joining to politics, organising a mass movement to repair the road with money contributed from the public. At that time Mr. Biren was the Editor of a popular Manipur’s Newspaper. It has been nearly 18 years.
As witness so far, each time when there is a prolong economic blockade called along the National Highway, both the government as well as the transporters started talking about this road until the blockade called ended.
Fifteen years down the line now, nothing has change to the condition of the Imphal-Jiribam road, now NH 37. The condition is no better comparing those days.
Mr. Bishwajit the PWD Minister is perhaps the one Minister who talk of the 2nd life line of the state when there are no issues.
As stated yesterday, BJP’s Nongthombam Biren Singh led Manipur government have one good reason to believe that the state will surely deliver justice to each and every citizen of the state. Before elaborating on why it is expected, one needs to appreciate the wisdom of the new chief minister over his understanding to the running of a democratic form of government. His assurance in the house to complete the incomplete structures of various central sponsored scheme is worth praising and we the people of the state believed that this new chief Minister who had converted into action his party’s promises to solve the 139 days old economic blockade along the National Highway within a span of 24 hours after swearing in of the MLAs of 11th Manipur Legislative Assembly is an example to make people think that there is hope in the coming days.
We in the Imphal Times believe that PWD Minister T h. Bishwajit will surely make the people realize that a good government is coming to change the state.