Manipur News

IMPHAL, November 18: The lone candidate of Manipur Democratic Peoples’ Party (MDPF) G Tonsana who is fighting for both Thongju and Thangmeiband by-election, has said that he has no greed to win the upcoming by-election but his sole agenda is to give awareness to the general public that there is an urgent need to strengthen regional political party to safeguard Manipur.

Speaking to media persons at during a press meet at his Khurai Lairikyengbam Leikai, G Tonsana observed that the present Government has miserably failed to make Manipur self reliant.

Many ambitious projects such as the cement factory, spinning mill, sugar factory etc, which could generate revenues and employment, have been discontinued leaving the state dependent on other states.

Rather than making things right the politicians are further pushing the state into the abyss of corruption by introducing new trend taking huge amount of bribes while recruiting candidates for Government services, asserted the MDPF candidate.

“Politics have become an industry” opined Tonsana and added that most of the politicians after winning the election usually become ‘Goons’ with money and political power in hand.

When questioned on how he join politics from being an engineer, G Tonsana revealed that Government is a decision making body and during his tenure as PWD Chief Engineer, as a Government official he has to exploit all his ability for the betterment of the government but does not have the capacity to make decision.

He claimed that the Government has not done enough in term of making good decision for the betterment of the state join politics hence he joined politics.

Manipur has its own script, art & culture, food habits, natural resources yet the people are not secure, he opined adding that these assets can be saved by the regional political party.

He said that he is aware of the no chance in winning the election. Yet, his aim to spread the awareness to the public of the state the need for the regional political party to develop and promote our own dignity, will be fulfilled, continued Tonsana.

Manipur recently was on the verge of breaking into fragments and continue to be in the same position however the national political party pay less attention to it, he said maintaining that every political candidates must take a pledge to truly sacrifice for the causes of the land and its people.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/11/urgent-need-to-strengthen-regional-party-to-safeguard-manipur-says-g-tonsana/

IMPHAL, November 18: The BJP candidate for Thongju Bye-poll, Th Bishwajit targeting his rival candidate alleged that congress candidate has sold the Manipur Badminton Association’s (MBA) land without the consent of MBA members for his own vested interest.

The BJP candidate was addressing an election campaign held today at Kakwa Lamdaibam.

In 1996 the MBA had acquired a piece of land situated between Hotel Pintu and Asha Cinema hall (50 feet with and 200 feet length) for expansion in the future. However, the congress candidate during his tenure as the president of the association, sold the plot without the consent of any members of the MBA.

He further alleged that the money was transfer to his own account adding that the plot was sold to two individual at Rs 50 lakh.

Bishwajit further claimed that his rival candidate was also involved in 95 lakh scandals for Ukhrul and Tamenglong when he was the Minister of Family Welfare Minister.

The very scandal cost him his Ministerialship yet he continued doing so in various departments, Bishwajit held.

A corrupt politician from party is nothing but a stumbling block in the way of true politician who are ready to sacrifice for the cause of the people, asserted Bishwajit.

Ram Madhop, National General Secretary Coordination and in-charge NE state BJP said that it is time to teach a lesson to congress party from Thongju and Thangmeiband.

He said that the congress has manipulated the people of Manipur by inaugurating the Sanjenthong Bridge when the Bye-election of two constituencies is just around the corner.

He branded the congress as a factory for minting UGs in state and Okram Ibobi as the owner of the factory while his congress Minister and MLAs are the workers.

Ram Madhop assured the people of Thangju that NDA Government will not compromise the territorial integrity of Manipur clarifying to allegation made by rival parties in connection with the signing of ‘Naga Peace Accord’.

He said that NDA government has gifted 100 crores to established National Sport University in Manipur but the Ibobi’s government still not able to allot land for it.

The BJP general secretary alleged that the congress only hope is to expand its trend of corruption in Thongju and Thangmeiband.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/11/corrupt-politicians-a-stumbling-block-for-true-politicians-says-bishwajit/

IMPHAL, November 18: The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliates the Indian Journalists Union (IJU) and the National Union of Journalists, India (NUJI) in condemning the directive made to editors of six Nagaland-based media houses in northern India by a Colonel of the General Staff for Assam Rifles, a paramilitary force, on October 25, said a statement of the federation.

It said the IFJ believes the directive stifles press freedom and urges that it be immediately withdrawn.

The directive issued by the Assam Rifles, the oldest paramilitary force in India, bans the re-publication of press statements from the banned organization, NSCN (K), it said.

The directive said that ‘publication of press statements of a banned organization was complicit in the illegal activities of the banned organization,’ it said.

The diktat went on to request that the Nagaland State government take action against any newspapers that do not follow the order, saying ‘any article which projects the demands of NSCN (K) and gives it publicity is a violation under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act 1967, and should not be published by your newspaper’ it continued.

The IJU has protested against the notice to editors last week and is taking up the matter with the Press Council of India, it said.

The IFJ said “The IFJ condemns the directive issued by the Assam Rifles against Nagaland’s local media. The paramilitary force has no right to directly communicate with the editors regarding the content and coverage of the media. The IFJ demands the immediate withdrawal of the directive.”

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/11/ifj-condemns-ar-directive-to-nagaland-media/