NCP concerned over circulation of fake currency 

Itanagar, Aug 27 : The Arunachal Pradesh unit of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has expressed concern over the large number of fake currency notes being circulated in the state capital allegedly by various contesting candidates to woo voters. 

NCP General Secretary Techi Necha, during a press conference here this afternoon, alleged that the candidates from various political parties, contesting for the prestigious Itanagar constituency, were circulating fake notes in the capital cities, thereby victimising the innocent voters. 

''Many candidates are pumping in crores of rupees to allure voters and in the process many duplicate notes are being circulated in the market through them,'' Mr Necha alleged and urged the authorities concerned to put a check on such undemocratic means to woo voters. 

He said, many candidates were paying several thousands to each voter on production of election photo identity card. 

''This is not the true spirit of democracy and such practice would jeopardise the electoral politics,'' he commented and cautioned the electorate not to fall prey to such political gimmicks. 

Meanwhile, the NCP today received a shot in its arm with the former All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU) spokesman and general secretary of Arunachal Congress Bamang Felix joining the partyfold along with supporters and panchayat leaders. 

Mr Felix would lock horns with Education Minister Tatar Kipa from Nyapin-Sangram Assembly constituency in Kurung Kumeny district from NCP ticket in the ensuing Assembly polls due in October. 

Felix, who contested the 2004 election against the same opponent, lost the electoral battle by a slender margin of 179 votes. 

Talking to reporters, Mr Felix disclosed that the people of the constituency were fed-up with the present leaders for his failure to bring development in the area and accordingly decided to support his candidature. 

''There is a leadership vacuum in the constituency after visionary leaders like late Tadar Tang and Tadar Taniyang and the people are frustrated over business politics, which is the order of the day in place of leadership politics,'' he commented and alleged that no development activities could seen in the constituency over the past decade. 

Referring to the Napin-Chayan Tajo road project which was taken up ten years back in the constituency, Mr Felix disclosed that the project was yet to see the light of the day with only five km of the road being completed so far. 

''The present the education minister, in order to woo voters had accorded sanction of 13 posts of group C and D employees for Nyapin, Sangram and Phassing administrative circles. However, the nature of the posts were not clear,'' he pointed out and termed it as a political appointment to befool the people. 

Speaking at the conference Sangram Zilla Parishad member Mrs Tai Yapang alleged that not a single government scheme especially under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) were allowed to be taken up by the panchayat leaders of the constituency but were allotted to contractors on the minister’s recommendation.