Shots fired at meeting venue of Bimol
Source: The Sangai Express
Moirang, April 12 2024:
A poll meeting of Congress candidate of Lok Sabha election (Inner seat) Dr Angomcha Bimol Akoijam at Moirang was disrupted after three gunmen opened fire at the venue today.
It may be mentioned that Congress candidate in Outer seat Alfred K Arthur was also attacked twice some weeks back by armed miscreants at Ukhrul.
Dr Bimol Akoijam was supposed to hold an interaction cum camera meeting at Moirang Phairembam Leikai but the same got cancelled following the firing incident at the venue.
Reportedly, the armed miscreants fired three or four rounds while the Moirang Block Congress Committee was preparing for the programme.
It is further reported that the armed miscreants intimidated the organiser to not hold the programme at around 4 pm.
Bimol was supposed to take part in the programme at Moirang Phairembam Leikai after attending a meeting at Sandhong in Moirang.
The armed miscreants left after intimidating the Congress workers but came back again at around d 4.30 pm and fired some rounds for not vacating the place.
Speaking to this correspondent, one of the Congress workers said that the meeting was supposed to be attended by only about 100 people.
Saying that they condemn the use of violence to intimidate the voters and party workers, he asked why only the Congress and the particular venue was targeted.
It is said that the venue of today's meeting is adjacent to the house of former Moirang AC MLA P Saratchandra.
The State will go to poll in two phases on April 19 and April 26 .