Congress to go alone after Assembly elections : CM
Mail News Service
Imphal, Jan 14: Congress party wants to go alone after the 10th assembly election. This was indicated by the Chief Minister O. Ibobi Singh while speaking at the flag hoisting ceremony held at the residence of Congress party candidate Shri Bijoy Koijam at Thongju Pheijaleitong.
He said Congress party is poised to win in not less than 37 assembly constituencies thrusting the responsibility of running the state administration without the support from other political parties. Chief Minister said, he was confident that the people of the state will bestow the confidence in the Congress Party.
Underlining the need for giving continuous victories to the already elected representatives, he said the others untested candidates will require 20 years to emulate some of these elected representatives.
O. Ibobi said Congress Party will not compromise territorial integrity of the state. The party stands for peaceful coexistence of all people in the state. Should I be called a communal fanatic for this state, he said ridiculing those demanding separate homeland?
He appealed to divisive forces not to dictate terms to the individual voters to desist from exercising their franchise. ‘Let the people exercise the power given to them once in five year without fear’.
Bijoy Koijam MLA and also Deputy Chairman of the State Planning Board said, he would denounce electoral politics if he could not grab the post of a Cabinet Minister after winning in the 10th assembly elections.
In his presidential speech MPCC President Gaikhangam said Congress Party is a mass movements which upholds secularism. “It does not exist to fight elections only. The Party is gaining strength year after year and the source of inspiration comes from the people”.
He said the Congress had proved in the last 10 years that the party alone can provide stable Govt.
He lambasted the opposition alliance claim to provide alternative Govt. in the state and asked how could they provide a stable Govt. when their house is not in order. He said if Congress Party returns to power the developmental programmes would be taken speedily.
Man held at Guwahati zoo
Guwahati, Jan 15 NNN: A man from Churchandpur district of Manipur was nabbed by Assam forest guards from Assam State Zoo cum Botanical Garden in Guwahati today for attempting to poach in the zoo.
According to divisional forest officer (DFO) Utpal Bora, the poacher identified as one Chinkhansong (55) was arrested inside the Assam State Zoo cum Botanical Garden by the forest guards on Sunday morning. The poacher was nabbed along with a .303 rifle, six live cartridges, a machete and an axe. The forest officer said that during interrogation Chinkhansong said he had sneaked into the zoo to kill a rhino and then take its horn.
Utpal Bora said that this morning, one of the forest guards saw Chinkhansong loitering about in a suspicious manner near the one-horned rhino enclosure. Without wasting much time the forest guards arrested the poacher and handed over to the police.
The forest officer said, “During the interrogation the poacher disclosed that he had crossed over the boundary wall last evening hoping that Sunday would be a holiday for zoo officials and guards in view of Magh Bihu.” Chinkhansong had also confessed during the interrogation that he was a member of an organized gang engaged in poaching.
Principal chief conservator of forest Suresh Chand said that Chinkhansong came to Guwahati on January 13 and was staying in a hotel in Guwahati.
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