Don’t allow money culture to disturb democratic ethos: Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema Khandu to BJP workers

ITANAGAR: Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Pema Khandu has urged BJP workers not to allow “money culture” during elections as such a practice “disturbs democratic ethos”.

Apart from the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, the assembly election in the northeastern state is due next year.

“As elections approach, let us not allow money culture to disturb our democratic ethos,” Khandu said, while addressing a two-day BJP state executive meeting at Aalo in West Siang district on Saturday.

Notably, several cash seizure cases were reported during the 2019 elections in the state.

The chief minister also urged the party workers to involve women to make people aware about the benefits of government schemes.

“From being homemakers to working for the development of Arunachal, women have played a crucial role in our society,” Khandu wrote on his official Twitter handle.

Asserting that the BJP is the “only party” which could take the state to a higher growth trajectory, Khandu said, “To expand the party’s vision and work, we should take the help of community in spreading the good words of our government’s welfare work.”

While highlighting the development activities initiated by the state government, the chief minister said “historical achievements like Tali and Vijanagar roads, village programmes, reverse migration to border areas” were some of the achievements of the government.

“The long-pending Assam-Arunachal boundary issue will be solved shortly,” he said.

Union law and justice minister Kiren Rijiju along with Lok Sabha MP Tapir Gao also attended the meeting. PTI