Rahul Gandhi
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, March 16 2019:
AICC president Rahul Gandhi would land here on March 19 and kick off Congress party's election campaign in the State with an election rally scheduled next day at Hapta Kangjeibung.
Meanwhile, ex-Chief Minister O Ibobi and MPCC president Gaikhangam who went to Delhi to finalise the party's tickets for Outer Manipur PC and Inner Manipur PC with the party's Central leaders returned today.
Speaking to media persons at Congress Bhavan, O Ibobi stated that Rahul Gandhi would land here in the afternoon of March 19 after addressing an election rally in Arunachal Pradesh on the same day.
He would leave Imphal for Agartala next afternoon after addressing an election rally at Hapta Kangjeibung, Imphal East, Ibobi said.
On being enquired about allotment of party tickets, Ibobi confided that MPCC presented a proposal at a Central election committee meeting held yesterday regarding the party's candidates for Inner Manipur PC and Outer Manipur PC.
As such, AICC would announce names of the two candidates shortly, he said.
MPCC president Gaikhangam said that the ensuing Lok Sabha election would witness pitched battles between secular forces and non-secular forces but secular forces will emerge victorious.