Naharup residents stage protest against firing
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, March 12 2022:
A sit-in-protest was held on Saturday at Naharup Pangong denouncing the incident of firing and threatening people of Kshetrigao Sabal Awang Leikai on Friday night by workers of Noorul Hassan for voting in favour BJP candidate in the just concluded 12th Manipur Legislative Assembly election.
A local woman who took part in the protest told media persons that giving vote to a candidate of one's choice is the norm in democracy and so it is condemnable to threaten people in the name of giving vote to rival candidate.
Meanwhile, local leader Md Jeheruddin has demanded punishment of all those involved in Friday evening's incident at Kshetrigao Awang Sabal Leikai after an investigation into the incident.
Md Jeheruddin told media persons on Saturday at Manipur Press Club that supporters/workers of successful Kshetrigao AC NPP candidate Noorul Hassan took out a rally and came to Kshetrigao Awang Sabal Leikai at about 8pm on Saturday.
"As Noorul Hassan's supporters shouted slogans using inappropriate language, I told them to continue the rally peacefully but one amongst the supporters brought out a double barrel gun and fired.
Later, around 40-50 people came to my house around 10pm and destroyed several household properties including parked vehicles, " he said and asked as to who will be responsible for the damages done during the attack.
He then urged authority concerned to look into the matter seriously so that no such incidents
occur in future.