BJP will win Inner LS seat by huge margin: CM
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, March 24 2024:
Asserting that the BJP has "opened the eyes of people" of the northeast, chief minister N Biren Singh on Sunday said the saffron party will win the Inner Manipur Lok Sabha seat by a massive margin.
He also said the BJP candidate for the seat will be known by Monday.
"The BJP will win by a huge margin...
Earlier speeches and qualifications mattered, but now, what is important is those who truly love the community and the land.
"The BJP has opened the eyes of people of the entire northeast.
The winnability chance of the party is 200 per cent," he claimed.
The state has two Lok Sabha seats - Inner Manipur and Outer Manipur.
Earlier, the BJP had said it will support its ally, the Naga People's Front (NPF), in the Outer Manipur seat.
Manipur will go to polls in two phases - on April 19 and April 26 .
The chief minister also lauded the Meetei and Kuki communities for maintaining peace in the state, which has been rocked by ethnic strife since May 2023 .
"The increasing peace shows their faith in the state machinery...My message is that grievances should be handled through political dialogue and negotiation, and this can only bring a solution, not violent killings" he said.
The Inner Manipur constituency comprises parts of the Imphal valley districts, home to the Meetei community.
The CM also asserted that all conflicts can be resolved with talk, as war and violence can never bring solution to any problem, during inspection of Loktak open gym and Craft Handloom village at Moirang.
Addressing the media on the sidelines of inspecting the open gym and handloom village also inaugurated by him, CM Biren declared that BJP will announce the party's candidate for the Inner seat by Monday.
He continued that although there are talks about BJP's defeat in the ensuing election, BJP will surely win, as could be comprehended from massive number of supporters and initiatives taken by the party amid the conflict in the state.
The people of the state will not be easily swayed by beautiful speeches or be dazzled by the candidates' qualifications, but will choose candidates who love their community and their state, he asserted.
The inspection programme also had ministers Govindash Konthoujam and L Susindro, and MLAs Th Shanti and Kh Ibomcha.
(With inputs from PTI) .