Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, March 31 2009:
All Government Offices and Educational Institutions in Outer Manipur (ST) Parliamentary Constituency and Inner Manipur Parliamentary Constituency will remain closed on April 16 and April 22 respectively in order to enable the Government employees to exercise their right of franchise during the ensuing elections to the 15th Lok Sabha, 2009, according to a Manipur Government order issued by the Under Secretary, GA Department, RK Sanajaoba.
The Government order also declared the election dates for the outer and inner Manipur as Public Holidays respectively for all Banks, Financial Institutions and LIC located in that constituencies on account of Lok Sabha Election, 2009 .
In order to exercise their franchise, those Government's employees/Bank's employees serving in Outer and Inner constituencies may be allowed to avail of Special Casual Leave on April 16 and April 22 respectively, the order further reads.