Manipur Congress joins nationwide protest against price hike
IFP Bureau5 Aug 2022
The Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) attempted to storm the Raj Bhavan on Friday but were prevented by the police from doing so.
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The Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) attempted to storm the Raj Bhavan on Friday but were prevented by the police from doing so.
Opposition MLA K Ranjit Singh said the attack at the MPCC office main gate led by state BJYM president shows lack of discipline
Khundrakpam Block Congress Committee, Khundrakpam Block Mahila Congress Committee and Khundrakpam Youth Congress Committee jointly staged a sit in protest at Sagolmang Keithel on Monday.
Manipur Congress members clashed with police during the protest rally led by Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee president K Meghachandra on Thursday.
The Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) termed Agnipath Scheme 'mockery to Indian military system'.
It was during the reign of the BJP government that 18 people lost their lives in June of 2001 to protect the unity and integrity of Manipur, MPCC vice president Hareshwar Goshwami said.
MPCC president Keisham Meghachandra said that the state government misused and violated the rule of law using their power and the recent eviction drive at Waithou Protected Forest is clear proof of it.
it is unfortunate to learn about the continuous construction of border fencing along Indo-Myanmar region despite various civil voluntary organisations demanding to halt it until dispute is settled, MPCC president K Meghachandra said.
The cancellation of the work programme is inappropriate as all the contractors had already submitted a bank demand draft for a total sum of Rs 40,12,11,000 for the respective contract works to the department, MPCC president K Meghachandra said.
The Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee has demanded the authorities concerned to arrest all the police and whosoever is involved in the case along with the person who had filed a complaint against the deceased person in Imphal Police Station.
The MPCC president alleged that the present government made false promises to get political mileage in the name of bringing welfare and development for the state.
MPCC vice-president L Tilotama said the Centre had released Rs 15 crore for the year 2021 and Rs 10 crore for 2022 for Anganwadi service and mid-day meal, but it is unfortunate that the Manipur government has failed to distribute the honorarium to Anganwadi workers and mid-day meal cooks for more than 10 months.
"Is the BJP government running the nation just with the taxes collected from fuels, pharmaceutical items and fertilizers?” MPCC president K Meghachandra Singh questioned.
Former chief minister Okram Ibobi addressed the felicitation programme of Keisham Meghachandra Singh on being elected as Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) president.
"If law and order situation in the states has improved, why can’t the draconian Act AFSPA, 1958 be not removed from entire Manipur".
The Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee said the Congress will continue to fight against anti-poor people policies of the BJP government.
The Congress party in Manipur appointed MLA K Meghachandra as president of Manipur Pradesh Congress Commitee; T Manga Vaiphei, Md Fajur Rahim, Victor Keishing and Kh Devabrata Singh as working president of MPCC; and MLA Th Lokeshwar as treasurer of MPCC.
As a measure to strengthen the party's structure in Manipur, MPCC will also hold a block, district and state-level organisational election from April 16 to May 3, said MPCC PRO Pratap Bhanu Sharma.
The silence of the ROs and SPs in the commencement of crime and intimidation by supporters of BJP, clearly shows that the entire missionaries of election were explicitly supporting the BJP candidates, the Congress said.
Congress suffered huge loss in the recently held elections to the 60-member Manipur Legislative Assembly 2022. It secured only five seats, while the BJP achieved massive win in 32 of the 60 seats in the state Assembly..