Shillong, Oct 15: If many thought that people would vote only for candidates who can throw a lot of money during elections, some women from Umroi constituency are setting good example that can help reverse this trend.

On Saturday, a group of women who attended the Umroi Mahila Congress Committee meeting at Umroi Labansaro, donated money to Congress candidate, George B. Lyngdoh, a message that would inspire voters in other constituencies to vote with conscience not by getting bribed or asking money from the candidates.

George, the eldest son of former chief minister, late E.K. Mawlong, who had represented Umroi constituency in the past, will contest from Umroi against the present MLA, Ngaitlang Dhar, one of the richest MLAs in Meghalaya.

Nearly a thousand women gathered at the meeting to garner support for George, and they elected the new office bearers of the Umroi Mahila Congress Committee before gearing up preparations for the upcoming Assembly election.

“By collecting donation for our candidate, we want to send a message that people of Umroi need to elect their MLA who is qualified and based on wisdom and conscience without getting influenced by money or ask money from the candidate,” the women said after handing over the donation to Geroge.

The women also recalled that the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly in the past has had a number of intellectuals and statesmen, unlike today where the State Assembly seemed to have become a house of business people.

“We need to reverse this trend since innocent voters have been fooled during elections by various candidates especially candidates who are businessmen,” they said.