SHILLONG, March 19 -- Khun Hynniewtrep National Awakening Movement (KHNAM) candidate THS Bonney on Tuesday filed his nomination papers for contesting from the Shillong parliamentary seat in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls to be held on April 11.Bonney is a retired Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer and is holding the post of a general secretary of the KHNAM.

After filing his nomination papers, Bonney told reporters that if elected as Member of Parliament, his focus would be on rural development.

"During my visits to more than 600 villages, I have found that education is in a deplorable state and if this is not change we will reach nowhere," he said.

He said due to the failure of the education system, the state has not been able to produc...