Y Erabot officially announces his decision to leave INC; supporters stage rally
Source: IT News
Imphal, September 10 2016:
Veteran congress leader who won 6 times in Manipur Legislative Assembly election from Wangkhei constituency Yumkhaibam Erabot has officially announced that he will submit his resignation to the MPCC in the coming two or three days.
Mentioned May be made that Imphal Times had yesterday reported that Erabot will leave congress party due to differences with the party leadership.
The decision was deliberated yesterday in a meeting held at his residence and his supporters unanimously applauded the veteran congress leader's decision.
Large number of supporters of Y Erabot today organised a mass rally at Wangkhei Assembly constituency.
The rally kicks start from the residence of the MLA at Ayang Palli road from around 10 am and snakes through all the corner of the Wankhei Assembly constituency carrying the message.
The supporters wanted Erabot to join the BJP after leaving Congress party.
Speaking to reporters at his residence, the veteran Politician, Yumkhaibam Erabot said that he will abide by the decision of his supporters.
However, he didn't officially announced that he will join the BJP.
Speaking to the media person the 77th year old MLA of Wangkhei constituency Yumkhaibam Erabot said that as recommendation of the people he will resign from congress within 2-3 day every soon.
and will soon join the political party what the people decided.
"This time people will lead him and I will be the follower of the people " he added.
He further added that people of the Wangkei Assembly Constituency are victimise by the father and son politics.
Erabot was referring to of Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh and his nephew Henery who had contested the last election from the constituency.
Even after defeating the last election CM Ibobi is providing all sort of power to him despite the fact that a congress MLA is being elected.
Most of the development project taken up in Wangkei constituency was never consulted to local MLA, instead the works are implemented by Okram Henery and their relatives.
He further said that one of his supporter has filed RTI to PWD, PHED, IFCD, PDA and MAHUD to find out the fund sanctioned fr development to Wangkhei, Sagolband, Khangabok and Thoubal.
However there is no any reply from concern department even more then 1 month so have to appeal again.