Manipur to be the sports capital of India
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, September 27 2011:
Revealing lofty contents of its Vision Document 2025, BJP national convener Sunil Deodhar hold out the party's plan to transform Manipur into a sporting capital of the country.
BJP national convener in-charge of northeast India Sampak cell Sunil Deodhar arrived Monday in the state capital Imphal on a three-day visit and took first hand account of the prevailing situation which was conveyed to BJP national president Nitin Gadkari.
While briefing the media at the party's state office at Nityaipat Chuthek near here, Mr.Deodhar said he has come to take stock of the prevailing situation arising out of the ongoing economic blockade on national highways of the state and to reveal state-specific contents of vision document 2025 .
Through vision document 2025, the BJP will transform Manipur into a sporting capital of the country given the talent pool of the state, he said.
He lamented on the gross injustice prevailing in the state with the crisis emanating from economic blockade on national highways for 58 days and counting.
The visiting leader expressed shock that an LPG cylinder is being sold at a whopping Rs.2000 .
Mr.Deodhar said the party will summit a detailed report of the situation in Manipur to the Prime Minister and President of India upon getting back from his trip and put pressure on the Union government for prompt intervention to bring some short of comfort to the people of the state.
"Students are suffering, supply of electricity and portable drinking water to the public is inadequate.
The over-all situation of Manipur is very grave," contended the BJP national convener.
He said the present state government should be removed and President's Rule imposed in the state.
Highlighting contents of the vision document 2025, he said the party has a comprehensive plan to deal with the problems of law and order in the state and to check illegal migrants from different countries into Manipur.
He said that the vision document also lays stress on railway connectivity within the state by 2025 .
Accepting that people from northeast are a discriminated lot outside the region, Mr.Deodhar said BJP will do whatever it takes to reverse the misunderstanding on mainstream mindset.
"We will take up widespread awareness campaign regarding the general misunderstanding about the people of northeast due to facial (racial) variation," said the visiting BJP leader who will leave the state on September 29 .