BJP Manipur on a one-day satyagraha against black money
Source: Hueiyen News Service / Newmai News Network

Imphal, June 06 2011: Manipur state unit of Bharatya Janata Party (BJP) staged a one-day satyagraha against corruption in front of its office gate here from 8 am to 4 pm Monday.

Speaking to the media at the sideline of the sit-in, the state secretary general of the BJP Th Shyamo said that the one-day satyagraha was launched in connection with the arrest and eviction of Baba Ramdev from Ram Lila ground forcibly by Delhi police.

Forcibly breaking the peaceful agitation of Baba Ramdev and his followers by the Delhi police with the use of lathi is strongly objectionable, said the BJP Manipur secretary general.

He went on to say that BJP also demands for the bringing back of black money stashed away by Indians on foreign shores.

"Black money account holders are Congress leaders and bureaucrats who are in the payroll of the Congress because of which the Congress led coalition government at the centre is dithering on the demand," Mr Shyamo said.

Corruption in public place and black money accrued by the corrupt state government are not new things for the people of Manipur which have been exposed more particularly in the selling and buying of the posts of constables and sub inspectors at the price tags ranging from 5 lakh to 25 lakh, he alleged.

L Basanta, secretary media affairs, said that the chairman of BJP-led national coalition of opposition National Democratic Alliance (NDA), LK Advani today (Monday) met the president of India seeking the initiation of a special parliament session to discuss the issue of black money.

The BJP strongly condemns the state cabinet decision of not attesting positive feedback to the draft Lok Pal bill which the central government had earlier sent seeking recommendation from the state, he said, adding that this is a covert sign of encouraging corruption in the state by the government.

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