Imphal, March 16 2009: Senior district level president of Congress party survived an attempt on his life even as resident of the president of the youth wing of the same party was fired upon by suspected militants during the Yaosang festival.

Senior district level president of Congress party survived an attempt on his life when he was shot five times by gunmen suspected to be militants at his resident at Oinam Mayai Leikai in Bishnupur district in the wee hour of Thursday (March 13).Sixty-year old Waikhon Maipak is struggling for his life at RIMS hospital, Imphal.

His condition is critical but stable, said the doctors attending him.

Manipur chief minister who visited Maipak at the hospital as well Manipur State Congress Committee condemned the act of the miscreants terming it as an act of cowardice.

Three miscreants called out Maipak from his home last night at around 2 am and shot at him near the gate.

He was hit by at least five bullets, at the neck, right chest, arm and heap, police as well as family said.

Police suspected the assailants to be members of KCP who recently announced support to the decision of PREPAK outfit to hit Congress men including its workers alleging that state chief minister, O Ibobi Singh has been carrying out "state terrorism" in the state and not checking the killing of underground elements in "fake encounter".

Even though police suspect KCP behind the life attempt bid, Maipak's name was not included in the list provided by PREPAK given to media houses in the state.

Meanwhile, the Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) in a statement on Thursday condemning the act called it an act of cowardice.

Three days after the life attempt bid to district president of Congress, president of Manipur Pradesh Youth Congress Committee, L Tillotama Devi was attacked allegedly by suspected militants Friday night.

Police said, the suspected militants fired some rounds to the woman Congress leader at Langthabal Chanam Pukhri Mapal under Singjamei police station of Imphal west Friday night at around 8 pm.

No casualty was however reported.

Following the attacks, security has been tightened up in all sensitive areas of the state.