JNIMS-Pong Lambi imbroglio continues; BJP to submit memo to PM
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, November 06 2015 :
The imbroglio between the State Government and the JAC fighting for the opening of the Pong Lambi (road) continued on Friday with BJP joining the fray.
BJP Manipur Unit Secretary Leishangthem Sushildro on Friday said that a memorandum will be submitted to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to reopen the Pong Lambi at the earliest.
During a press meet held at Kongpal Kongkham Leikai along with the representatives of JAC against the closing of Pong Lambi by JNIMS authority, Sushildro said that Pong Lambi has been an important route for the people of Kongpal side since time immemorial.
But the road was closed only after Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences (JNIMS) was established.
He said the closing of the road has brought immense hardship to the people of the nearby localities.
Sushildro further said that he will visit New Delhi in the next few days and a memorandum will be submitted to the Prime Minister seeking his intervention on reopening of Pong Lambi.
He also appealed the Chief Minister to look into the matter at the earliest and reopen the road.