Political parties start electioneering
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, November 14 2010:
After the state government recommended for holding the elections to the nine municipal council and 18 nagar pancayats, political parties in the state have started preparation for sending out their nominees in the elections.
Government has recommended to the state election commission for holding the election to the civic bodies by December of this current year.
The commission is also learnt to have started preparing for the conduct of the election.
SDOs concerns have been asked to prepare a final electoral role of the municipal councils and nagar panchayats in their respective administrative controls.
On the other hand, political parties and intending candidates have started their electioneering.
Many intending candidates also started turning up to Congress party office for becoming official nominees of the party.
The party is also learnt to have started taken up steps to invite proposals from block and district level party organisations.
CPI, the coalition partner of Congress led SPF government is also planning to send out party candidates in the civic election.
The party is also planning to find out candidates which they can extend support even though they are not official nominee of the party, revealed CPI state secretary Langol Iboyaima.
MPP has also discussed for fielding its candidates in a series of meetings held recently.
The party had held at least three to four rounds of meetings in this regard.
The party is considering for fighting the elections alone, a party source said.
BJP, Manipur Pradesh is also planning for fielding maximum candidates in the elections.
The party is also considering for supporting to the candidates of parties other than Congress and CPI to defeat the two parties in the election.
The Municipal Councils in the state where elections to be held are Imphal Municipal Council, Thoubal Muc, Kakching Muc, Mayang Imphal Muc , Nambol Muc, Moirang Muc, Ningthoukhong Muc, Bishnupur Muc and Jiribam Muc.
The Nagar Panchayats are Lilong Thoubal NP, Samurou NP, Thongkhong Laxmi Bazar NP, Lilong NP, Kakching Khunou NP, Andro NP, Yairipok NP, Kwakta NP, Kumbi NP, Wangoi NP, Wangjing NP, Lamshang NP, Oinam NP, Shikhong Sekmai NP, Sugnu NP, Sekmai NP, Lamlai NP and Heirok.