Congress takes over Wangoi NPs
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, February 04 2013:
Congress has taken over all the three Nagar Panchayats of Wangoi with the election Congress Councillor H Hemapati as Chairperson of Samurou Nagar Panchayat.
Congress Councillors are already Chairpersons of Wangoi Nagar Panchayat and Thongkhong Laxmi Nagar Panchayat, all located within Wangoi Assembly segment.
On the other hand, it is likely that Ward No 18 Councillor Aribam Nimai would be elected Chairperson of Imphal Municipal Council unopposed as no other candidates filed nomination papers even after the end of scrutiny today.
SDO Wangoi today announced that Ward No 6 Councillor H Hemapati has been elected Chairperson of Samurou NP unopposed.
The new Chairperson and other Congress Councillors of Samurou NP were later accorded a warm reception at Congress Bhavan today.
Speaking at the reception function, MPCC vice-president S Achouba appealed to all the Councillors to work sincerely in the interest of the public.
Wangoi NP is one of the ten Nagar Panchayats selected for upgradation into Municipal Councils, Achouba said.
Efforts are on to include to Samurou and Thongkhong Laxmi NPs in the second phase of upgradation.
The function was also attended by MPCC general secretary Bidyapati Senjam, Mahila Congress president Priyomala and labour cell chairman Sanatombi.