T Robindro, Y Surchandra jump onto BJP wandwagon
Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal, January 20 2022: Ahead of the 12th Assembly election, lone Trinamool Congress MLA cum PDA Chairman T Robindro and former Congressman Y Surchandra joined the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), today.

Speaking to media persons at Nityaipat Chuthek, BJP State unit president A Sharda Devi stated that the saffron party accepts the democratic rights of every party member to contest in the ensuing Assembly election and accorded a warm welcome to T Robindro and Y Surchandra who won the 11th Assembly election from Thanga and Kakching AC respectively by presenting a shawl each.

Ashok Singhal, the party's Manipur in charge and K Bhabananda, former president of BJP Manipur Pradesh cum convenor of BJP's election management committee were among those present at the induction ceremony.

Notably, Y Surchandra was disqualified from being a member of the Manipur Legislative by the Speaker's Tribunal on the charge of supporting BJP.

The decision was upheld by the High Court of Manipur too.

T Robindro, Y Surchandra jump onto BJP wandwagon

Y Surchandra then challenged the verdict at the Supreme Court after which a bench of the apex Court nullified the order of the Speaker's Tribunal.

However, the High Court of Manipur declared his (Surchandra) election result as null and void for submitting erroneous affidavit and in doing so, duly named Mayanglambam Rameshwar Singh as the new MLA of Kakching AC.

At the reception ceremony, A Sharda Devi continued that the joining of the two will ensure a big win for the BJP in the ensuing Assembly election.

Reiterating that BJP accepts the democratic rights of its party members to contest in the 2022 Assembly election, Sharda maintained that BJP is a disciplined National party.

Saying that a temporary issue might erupt after the candidates list is published, the BJP chief stated that the party will nonetheless contest the election collectively.

BJP will surely win over 40 seats by fielding candidates in all 60 Consti- tuencies including hill districts, she said and urged all BJP workers to campaign hard and sincerely so as to form a BJP exclusive Government which can focus on peace and development.

T Robindro who beat his nearest BJP rival by 1005 votes in 2017, said that he is confident of winning the election under BJP's flag while Y Surchandra said that the saffron party will surely secure an absolute majority.