Hiyanglam by-poll: Filmstars, singers to add glamour, votes to BJP candidate
Source: Hueiyen News Service / NNN
Imphal, October 11 2014 :
Manipuri film stars and singers are all set to take part in a campaign road show tomorrow to attract voters for Maibam Dhanabir projected as its candidate by BJP for the upcoming Hiyanglam by-poll to be held on October 17 .
Singer Naba Volcano will lead the road show and will be the star attraction of Hiyanglam constituency by-poll candidate Maibam Dhanabir, Manipur BJP secretary (media affairs) L Basanta Sharma said.
He said dozens of Manipuri filmstars are also taking part in the road show to attract voters and street corner meetings will also be held during the campaign.
Basanta who will be in-charge of the road show said actors and singers of Manipur are now keen to show solidarity to the state BJP which has urged Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to select Manipur as the venue for the proposed national film institution for the North East.
Meanwhile, Manipur Pradesh Trinamool Congress Committee (MPTCC) spokesperson P Premananda informed that All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) Chief Whip in the Rajya Sabha and National Spokesperson Dereck O'Brein has canceled his Manipur visit.
AITC MPs Dr Anupam Hazra and Md Nadimul Haque will be coming to Imphal to campaign for Trinamool candidate Dr Y Radheshyam who is contesting the upcoming Hiyanglamm by-poll, he said.