INC Inner Manipur candidate for Lok Sabha election Angomcha Bimol Akoijam on Tuesday questioned the relaxation of campaign for the ruling party while that of other parties are banned by some groups.
Bimol’s campaign activities had been threatened several times by unknown persons by firing at meeting sites.
Ak Bimol was speaking on Tuesday to newspersons at his residence in Keishamthong on the occasion of release of his personnel manifesto.
“My mission is to cultivate a new political culture for a new Manipur and to foster a people-led issue-based governance approach that prioritises solutions benefiting all Manipuris”, the Congress candidate said.
He said he envisions a future marked by harmony and prosperity where collective prosperity is prioritized through inclusive governance and equitable policies.
His agenda is fixing accountability for ongoing violence and justice for internally displaced persons, he said.
His 13 agendas are to support constitutional protection such as Scheduled Tribe status for Meiteis, support for population policy and NRC, economic development task force, educational empowerment initiative, inter-community dialogue and collaboration initiative, governance accountability and oversight initiative, centre for indigenous arts and cultural integration, socio-economic and education status assessment committee, paradigm shift: from military lens to civilian governance, rebuild the brand Manipur, administrative reform and strengthening Manipur’s position under Indian federal polity.
Highlighting the importance of election campaigns as a part of interaction with voters, the Congress candidate said that disturbing election campaigns is a violation of Right to Vote.
Prof Bimol also said that some groups who claimed to be sacrificing their lives for Manipur had banned election campaigns but not of the ruling party.
It was seen on Monday about the large campaign of the ruling party, he added and called on the media to investigate the hidden agenda of banning other parties for campaign and not for ruling party.
Bimol also asserted that people coming forward to protect Manipur indicates the failure of the government. As the government and security personnel have failed to protect the state, they have come out. Hence, no FIR should be registered against them, he said.
