Locals of Athokpam Khunou stage sit-in
Source: The Sangai Express
Thoubal, February 15 2022:
Voters of Athokpam Khunou has resolved to boycott the upcoming election as a protest against publishing voters of Athokpam Khunou as voters of Khangabok Khunou in the final voter electoral roll 2022 .
This was stated by the locals at a sit-in protest staged at Athokpam Khunou Ideal Club complex today against the misrepresentation of Athokpam Khunou.
The locals also said that they have resolved to boycott the second phase of the election slated to be held on March 5 along with DC Thoubal district.
Expressing strong discontent over the act of ECI/Election Office Manipur, the locals tried to storm the gate of DC Thoubal to submit their EPIC cards stating that the card has no value.
However the police intervened and selected representatives of the group were allowed to enter the complex.
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The local representatives were assured that the mistake can be rectified in supplimentary list after taking due permission from the ECI and were also assured that it will be corrected by M Ranjeeta, SDO Thoubal.
Speaking to media, Oinam Jugeshor, secretary Athokpam Khunou New Ideal Club said the village of Athokpam Khunou is indeed part of Khangabok village but the particular village is officially called 35/18 Athokpam Khunou since 2014.Before that it was part of 35/17 Nepram Company Polling Station but was segregated as a new polling station 35/18 after its voters had become more than 1000 in number.
He added that the people of the locality had strongly protest against the misquote of the locality in 2017 but had withdrawn the protest after the then DC had assured them of rectification.