By Our Correspondent
GUWAHATI, – At a time when the entire North East has come together irrespective of caste, creed and religion to make its son Amit Paul the next Indian Idol, the vote appeal campaign for the latest singing sensation from Meghalaya gained more strength with some international traders also joining the surge.
But despite this, there is a sense of diasatisfaction hovering in the minds of the people of Meghalaya. They want the people of Assam to pay back the support, which they showered on Debojit when the latter was vying for the Sa Re Ga Ma Pa crown.
"Around a year back the entire NE region including Meghalaya was busy voting for Debojit Saha who was from Assam. But somehow, we have not seen the same level of enthusiasm from the people of Assam for Amit as it was for Debojit," said Jai Modak, a trader who has come to Guwahati along with members of a non-governmental organisation to garner votes for Amit through some road shows.
"We organised rallies for Debojit throughout Meghalaya last year but the same intensity is not seen in Guwahati. There is hardly any serious campaign being carried out in any part of Assam," Modak opined.
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