Cong MLA dares BJP led Govt
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, November 29 2018:
Congress MLA Kh Joykisan has challenged the BJP-led Government to arrest him too if the Government is determined to arrest and put behind all the citizens who speak against it.
The State Government has been trying to silence all the people of Manipur by arresting Kishorchandra Wangkhem alias Wangthoi for expressing his opinions in social media (Facebook) regarding the birth anniversary celebration of Rani Laxmi Bai of Jhansi in the State although Wangthoi's statements were punctuated with some unparliamentary and abusive words.
Speaking to media persons today, Joykisan challenged the Government to arrest him too for he is one of the foremost critics of the Government.
Even though Kishorchandra's video clip uploaded in Facebook was punctuated by some abusive and unparliamentary words, it did not pose any threat to communal harmony, said the Congress MLA.
It is a matter of grave concern that the Government has rearrested Kishorchandra without giving any reason or arrest memo after he was released by the Court on bail on the ground that the offence, he committed was bailable, Joykisan remarked.
If the Government thinks that detention of Kishorchandra is justifiable, it should make the reason(s) for his detention known to public, he demanded.
Even if Kishorchandra was arrested in connection with another case, the same should be disclosed to his family and the public.
How Kishorchandra is being persecuted should not seen as an individual case.
It is an attempt to silence all the citizens in general and critics of the Government in particular, Joykisan asserted.
Imprisoning a media person for expressing certain personal opinion is blatant violation of the Constitution by the incumbent Government.
All the people need to raise strong voice of resistance against the unconstitutional Government.
It would be wise on the part of the Government to release Kishorchandra at the earliest, Joykisan said.
The governance of the incumbent Government which can imprison a citizen just for suggesting that it would be better to commemorate the birth anniversary of another historical figure in place of Rani Laxmi Bai of Jhansi is rather perplexing, he remarked.
Accusing the BJP-led Government of trying to suppress all critics and the public who voice resentment against their rule, the Congress MLA lambasted the Government's strong-arm tactics.
"If the Government is determined to arrest all the people who dare to speak against them, I'm one of those people who have been speaking against the Government and I'm ready for a public debate on the wrongdoings of the Government", Joykisan asserted.
Kishorchandra's wife Ranjita who was also present at the press meet appealed to the Government to let them know the reason for re-arresting her husband.