ZUF's action condemnable, says candidate's family
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, March 09 2017:
Family members of LJP candidate for Nungba AC Mathiupuang Gonmei has condemned the life threatening act of suspected ZUF cadres.
Speaking to reporters, Mathiupuang's aunt Puma Gonmei said, "On March 8 at around 9 pm, supporters of Mathiupuang were conducting a prayer service at Soubungluang when suspected armed cadres of ZUF came and fire several rounds of bullets" .
"Though no one got hurt, one Poumadailiu (55) fainted from the shock.
Some of them were also brutally beaten up by the suspected ZUF cadres," she said.
She added that Congress workers and LJP workers were also abducted last month by suspected ZUF cadres and threatened the villagers to vote in
favour BJP candidate.