Repeal AFSPA from few Assembly segments atleast, urges MPCC's working president
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, December 19 2021:
Working president of Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC), T Mangibabu has appealed to the incumbent BJP Government to repeal AFSPA from a few Assembly segments of the State as done during the tenure of Congress Government.
T Mangibabu made the above appeal while speaking on the occasion of flagging off a motorcycle rally at Thongju Assembly Constituency organised as a part of 'Jan Jagran Abhiyan' under the aegis of All India Congress Committee (AICC).
The motorcycle rally was jointly organised by the Youth Congress Committee and Thongju Block Congress Committee.
The motorcycle rally was flagged off from Akampat by T Mangibabu and the intending Congress candidate from Thongju AC, Sanglakpam Preshyojit.
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Responding to a question asked by the media in connection with AFSPA, T Mangibabu said that during the Congress governance, AFSPA was repealed from seven Assembly segments of the State though the Act could not be repealed from the whole State due to some constraints.
Recalling the BJP's promise to repeal the draconian Act from the State while the Congress was in power, the MPCC's working president said that BJP has not taken up any concrete measures till date towards the cause though the BJP Government is going to complete five years of governance.
He alleged that BJP is only keen on defying the norms of Indian Constitution and is an anti-people Government.
The masses are suffering tremendously owing to the exorbitant price hike of essential commodities and the Government has not taken up any measures to alleviate the same, he added.
The intending candidate Sanglakpam Preshyojit said that the motor cycle rally has been carried out to spread awareness to the people of Thongju AC regarding the effects of steep price hike of essential commodities and the impact of AFSPA.
He further stated that he decided to contest in the upcoming election with the sole aim of solving the problems faced by the people of Thongju AC and to work earnestly for a progressive and developed constituency.