No show by BJP Ministers enrage many : BJP office stormed
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, December 11 2016:
Enraged party workers stormed the BJP office at Nityaipat Chuthek today when BJP Union Ministers failed to show up at election meetings organised by two BJP intending candidates at two different places.
The incident occurred when Union Ministers Prakash Javedkar and Nitin Gadkari, despite prior assurance, failed to attend the political meetings organised at Patsoi Kendra and Heingang Kendra where every possible preparations had been made, angering the supporters.
BJP intending candidate of Patsoi Kendra, S Kunjakishore and the spouse of P Saratchandra, BJP intending candidate of Heingang Kendra were also present among the enraged crowd.
Police had to fire numerous tear gas shells in order to control the workers who pelted stones at the BJP office and the security forces.
One police personnel had to receive medical attention when he fainted due to the effects of tear gas shells.
S Kunjakishore said that the meeting was organised after prior assurance that Union Ministers and BJP State leaders would grace the function and all of the preparations like decorating, printing invitations etc had already been completed.
According to him, Th Chaoba had called and told him again in the morning that they would attend the meeting and as such the meeting had been given the green light.
However, he had to personally send a worker to Th Chaoba and that was when he received the shocking news that they would not be able to come for the meeting, he added.
"This greatly angered the workers present at the meeting", he said pointing out that he had refused to sign a paper the earlier night which stated that the BJP leaders would not be able to attend the meeting and that Chaoba himself, had called and assured Kunjakishore that they were coming.
He said that a complaint will be made to PM Narendra Modi and BJP National President Amit Shah.
The Union Ministers and the party leaders should apologise for their actions to the people of Patsoi Kendra, the workers demanded, locking the gate of the BJP office.