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Congress Lok Sabha MP Shashi Tharoor Saturday exuded confidence that Mizoram will be the first state in the northeast where his party will return to power after 2014, ahead of the Lok Sabha elections next year. Calling the Mizoram Assembly polls “dress rehearsal” for the big battle, which the Thiruvananthapuram MP described as a “struggle for saving India’s soul”.
“The idea of India that everyone is equal irrespective of language, religion, caste, creed, region and culture is our right enshrined in our Constitution. That idea is under threat. In many ways, the Mizoram election is a dress rehearsal for the Lok Sabha polls. It is an opportunity for the people of Mizoram to say this is the India we want to preserve. We want you to think very seriously about the larger meaning of this election,” he said.
The time to end the politics of hatred is here, Tharoor said, referring to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s statements.
Attacking the Mizoram ruling dispensation, Tharoor alleged that there has been corruption and lack of development for five years during the MNF rule, which has resulted in high unemployment, adding that only 2,200 jobs were created against 7,900 jobs promised by the MNF government over the last five years.
He said the Congress will create 1 lakh jobs if it comes to power and offer a health insurance cover of Rs 15 lakh to each family for cashless treatment.
Tharoor said he was concerned about the special provisions under Article 371G and wondered if it will meet the same fate as Article 370. “BJP’s track record is such that nothing is sacred or untouched,” he said.
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