Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, March 25 2009:
In the continued attack on the Congress workers in Manipur, after one (also a practicing lawyer) was shot at to injure at the leg last night, suspected militants blasted a bomb at the house of another Congressman who is the Adhayaksha of Imphal West District Jilla Prishad this afternoon.
The attacks were when other political parties in Manipur high up their electioneering for the ensuing elections to the 15th Lok Sabha which would witness in five phases across the country.
Manipur will witness two phases, the first phase poll on April 16 (Outer seat) while the second on April 22 (Inner seat).
Police suspected the shooting to injure of the lawyer Meinam Tombi of Uripok Achom Leikai, younger brother of Congress candidate Meinam Mithai and also brother in-law of IMC chairperson Meinam Ranisana and bomb attack at house of the Imphal West Zilla Parishad Adhayaksha, an active worker of Congress related with the militants behind the earlier attacks on the Congress workers.
The bomb at the Adhayaksha's house at Ningombam village under Singjamei police station in Imphal west exploded at around 1 pm today.
The wife of the Adhayaksha, Soibam Subhachandra named Binodini sustained splinter injury at the back side of head.
She has been evacuated at a hospital in Imphal.
Two youths coming into a scooter (Kinetic brand) placed the bomb nearthe front structure (Sangoi) of the Adhayaksha at the end of part of a feast hosted by the family.
The adhayaksha himself was not at home at the time of blast.
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The shooting to injure of the advocate and younger brother of former Congress candidate took place at around 8 pm last night at the house his own resident at Uripok Achom Leikai under Lamphel police station, Imphal west district.
The injured man is also the brother in-law of the Imphal Municipal Council, chairperson, M Ranisana.
Two miscreants intruded into the house first asked for the chairperson who was not at home to Tombi.
When he said, she is not at home the miscreants took out a gun and shot at him.
They were seemed to be in drunkard state.
Congress is seems remaining silent till now.
Political observers here assumed two reasons behind the Congress in Manipur remaining silent, first in the wake of series of attacks to the party workers and the other on AICC decision on giving party ticket to the sitting MP, Meinya.
Party workers dissatisfaction over the ticket issue clearly indicated by less turned out in the reception function of the MP T Meinya who arrived at Imphal yesterday from New Delhi after the AICC declared him as official nominee of the party.
Meanwhile, state units of the CPI and BJP have started their election campaign with the arrival of the leaders from the national capital here.
CPI, AB Bardan has arrived Imphal today and flagged off the election of the party candidate, Dr M Nara, former state minister today with a grant function held at Khuman Lampak, Imphal while BJP's Organizational Secretary North East in-charge Chandra Sekhar has arrived Imphal yesterday and proceeded to the hill districts of Manipur for the election rallies for candidate in the outer seat.
Congress party which had already started campaign long before the announcement of the elections scheduled with party conferences at the block level has remained silent now.
So far no election related activities accept a meeting held last weekend at the party office in Imphal in which chief minister O Ibobi and MPCC Chief Gaikhangam attended before the announcement of Congress candidatures.