Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, December 17 2010:
The BJP Manipur Pradesh has accused the ruling Secular Progressive Front of attempting to defile democracy ahead of the upcoming Municipal Council and Nagar Panchayat elections.
The SPF has been investing huge amounts of money to woo voters in favour of their candidates contesting in the Municipal Council and Nagar Panchayat elections.
The Congress party is also indulging in all kinds of coercive methods by offering huge amount of money to make prospective candidates fight the election under
their tickets.
As for those who refused to fight the election under Congress ticket, the Congress party is sponsoring independent candidates at the cost of huge amounts of money.
BJP Manipur Pradesh general secretary Th Shyamo further alleged that the Congress party has been threatening candidates of other parties like MPP, BJP, NCP etc to contest the election either as Congress candidates or independents.
The Congress party's strategy to win votes by investing huge amounts of money in the local body elections goes against the basic principle of democracy, asserted BJP president Sh Shantikumar.