Yaithibi Loukon fiasco: BJP throws snowball at CM and Congress govt
Source: IT news
Imphal, November 07 2016:
Taking a dig at Chief Minister, Okram Ibobi Singh for his retort against the remark of Union MoS for Youth and Affairs and Sports, Vijay Goel, who stated that the Yaithibi Loukon is not suitable for establishment of the proposed National Sports University as it is a low lying and agricultural land, today Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Manipur Pradesh has termed the incumbent state government as irresponsible and it Cabinet as imposters.
Addressing a group of media people at the state head office of BJP, Manipur Pradesh here at Nityaipat Chuthek, Vice President of the Party, Moirangthem Asnikumar Singh said that it is unfortunate for the people of the state that Chief Minister, Ibobi-led government is trying to mislead the mass only to conceal the secret plots and interests of Chief Minister himself and his crony cabinet members over the selection of Yaithibi Loukon for the proposed sports university in the state.
The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi has given the prestigious sports varsity to the people of Manipur after due acknowledging that extraordinary sporting talents of the people of state.
It is a fact that Manipur is the powerhouse of sports in the county and the university would be a real boon to hone world class sportsperson in the soil of the state.
However, what the people can expect from an irresponsible government- failure in all fronts and social anarchy, pointed out Asnikumar while maintaining that since the last 14 years of its power in the state the Congress government is trying to ruin Manipur by bring the state in to a situation where the people could not think and stand by their own.
As the government failed to comply with the rules of land acquisition, selection of Yaithibi Loukon for the National Sports University has turned into dispute inviting various forms of violent protests from the affected people and civil society organisations, hinted out the Vice-President of BJP, Manipur Pradesh.
University could not the established at agricultural and disputed areas; there are various wastelands and foothills in the state where no one would object.
However, the malicious intention over choosing Yaithibi Loukon for the sport's university led to all these troubles, he said while adding that the present stalemate over the issue is due to lack of earnest interest and sincerity from the part of the state government.
He also appealed the State Government to stop befooling the public over the issue and delaying the establishment of the proposed university of sports in Manipur.