People of Assam want to change this time

92 year-old Jongkhing Jongkuk, a residents of Hanju village under Margherita assembly constituency of Upper Assam seeks a change in the state.
Jongkhing, who cast his vote in all elections in the state since 1951 said that, his village situated in remote areas but the remote village had faced several problems including connectivity.

“We only want development. We are deprived from our rights. In past 15 years, we didn’t get anything from the government. The state government is totally failed to achieve the people prospects,” Jongkhing said.

First phase polling to be held on April 4 in 65 assembly constituencies out of 126 in the state.

Apart from Jongkhing, another resident of the remote village 35 year-old Bijoy Lorom said that, after last assembly poll in 2011, we didn’t see our MLA in past five years.

“They are come here only during the election time and given lots of promises. After the election they forgotten us and forgotten their promises,” Bijoy said.

“The politicians used us as their vote banks. But this time we will change it by using our constitutional rights,” Bijoy said.

A total of 95,11,732 voters of 65 assembly constituencies of Assam will decide to fates of 539 candidates in the first phase poll in the state.

(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)