Assembly Secretary urged
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, January 24 2022:
A written submission has been filed before the Secretary of Manipur Legislative Assembly to prohibit Okram Henry Singh from contesting election for six years.
According to a reliable information, the application was filed by Advocate Longjam Birjit under the instruction of sitting Wangkhei AC MLA Yumkham Erabot.
The application mentioned that Y Erabot, after the 11th State Assembly election, accused O Henry of submitting false educational qualifications in his nomination paper in 2012 and 2017 Assembly elections and demanded a disqualification of the latter.
The High Court of Manipur, after hearing the petition filed by Yumkham Erabot, declared the election of O Henry as null and void on April 15, 2021 .
Further, Okram Henry challenged the verdict before the Supreme Court, however, the application was dismissed on November 17, 2021 .