Joy bats for Lilong NP
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, November 22 2016:
Veteran politician and BJP Manipur Pradesh spokesman Okram Joy has urged the State Government to upgrade Lilong Nagar Panchayat to the level of a Municipal Council.
Speaking to media persons at the office of BJP Manipur Pradesh where the Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and the Councillors of Lilong NP were also present, Joy said that Lilong NP Councillors and he had already submitted separate representations to the Chief Minister highlighting the need to upgrade Lilong NP to the level of a Municipal Council.
There were around 17/18 NPs in the State but about 10 of them have been upgraded to the level of Municipal Councils leaving out Lilong NP in the process.
Claiming that the State Government has been working to upgrade some Nagar Panchayats to the level of Municipal Councils before the forthcoming State Assembly election, Joy urged the State Government to include Lilong NP in the list of Nagar Panchayats which would be upgraded to the level of Municipal Councils.