Imphal, April 05 2009: Noting contradictory remarks of top leaders of All India Congress Committee (AICC) the Manipur People's Party (MPP) legislator Okram joy Singh has questioned commitment of the Congress party in upholding interest of the people of Manipur.

recounting assertion of AICC general secretary Sidhartha sometimes back to translate into action election manifesto of the Nagaland State Congress party for integration of Naga inhabited areas under a single administrative unit and the recent assurance by Rahul Gandhi at an election rally in Churachandpur district to protect territorial integrity of manipur, O joy described contradictory stands of the AICC leaders as misleading and mocking sentiment of manipuris.

Addressing a public meeting at Chanam Pukhri Mapal here today to canvass support for the Manipur Democratic Alliance candidate Th Chaoba for the Inner manipur Parliamentary, the MPP leader pointing out differences even among top Congress leaders asked AICC and MPCC (I) leaders to clarify whom the people of manipur should believe Rahul Gandhi or Sidhartha.

While urging the electorates to support Th Chaoba who is the common candidate of four political parties, the seasoned politician opined that Congress candidates in the forthcoming election do deserve mandate of people of the State as the Congress party apart from endorsing Naga integration stand of the United Naga Integration Council under an agreement in 1972, the Congress MP elected in the previous polls remained silent when the issue of naga integration that pose threat to manipur's territorial integrity was debated in the indian Parliament.

Expressing that electing Congress candidates to the Indian Parliament would be akin to approving distortion of Manipur's boundary, he cautioned the people to exercise their franchise right in a retrospective and mature way.

O Joy also slammed both the Central and State Governments on the failure to nail murderers of the Kasom Khullen SDO and two of his sub-ordinate staff and posed whether the NSCN (IM) is dictating terms. The MPP legislator also proclaimed that Th Chaoba is being nominated and supported by the four political parties on the condition to vigorously pursue and uphold five points which include protection of territorial integrity of manipur, address identity crisis, strive to solve law and order problem, eradicate regional imbalance and restore rule of law.

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