Imphal May 27 MNS UNA : The BJP Manipur Pradesh countered deputy chief minister statement that in Manipur opposition parties were working for the name sake only on Monday.
Deputy CM and the President of Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) G. Gaikhangam in the O. Ibobi Singh led Congress government in the state criticized other political parties in the state asserting that “some parties having their offices in Manipur but drew blank in the Assembly election for a decades.”
In a one-day political conference held in Imphal, the dy. CM had said that these political parties were not working for the people. They were as good as dead asserting that whatever opposition parties speak about Congress party was their duty.
Spokesperson Y. Nilamani said that two chief ministers from the Congress party, Rishang Keishing from hills constituency and O Ibobi Singh from the valley have ruled the state for eleven years each, without any significant achievements particularly in the hills district of the state.
Because of indifference in governing in hill and valley the integrity between hill and valley people started to disintegrate allege BJP.
They have done nothing other than the routine development works as being directed by the government at the Centre from time to time.
The BJP spokesperson asked what step has been taken up by the state government to check the state being converting into a drug transit route. Except announcing that befitting punishment would be given to the drug smugglers, no step which would satisfied the people was seen taken up sp far.
Y. Nilamani demands to let know the public what concrete steps being taken up till date on these issues, further putting up suggestions on the issues of the protracted sewerage project, saying that technical experts from abroad were consulted to make the project feasible and practical, but still failed project.
He further demanded the vice president of MPCC T Mangibabu to provide details court case number of the allegations regarding the dispute on a piece of land involving the BJP rather than to indulge in rhetoric. Though the congress has form a sub-committee to declare the assets of the ruling MLAs and ministers under the chairmanship of state revenue minister Th. Devendro but till no assents are declares.
The spokesperson further announced that the planned Jail Bharo agitation of the party has been differed till June 5.
Sharda Devi another spokesperson who was also present in the press conference condemns the attack on congress leader of Chhattisgarh by the Maoists.
Bharatiya Janata Party, Manipur Pradesh today condemned in the strongest manner the recent Naxalite-strike in Chhattisgarh. Th Chaoba Singh, Party President said the party condoles for the 27 departed souls who had lost their lives in the attack. It shared the sorrow of the bereaved families . BJP prayed that the injured persons to have a quick recovery. Mr Chaoba described the attack as one of the most unfortunate incident in the soil of nhe Nation particularly attacking directly to the democratic institute of the country in the most coward manner. Forgetting party line, we should stand up unitedly to fight against such undemocratic act of the Naxalite in future he added.
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