A protests demanding that former MLA of Kakching assembly constituency Y Surchandra must not be given the BJP party ticket was held at Kakching assembly constituency Polling No 37/32 Sora Ching Wangma, Kakching Ward No VI, Polling No 37/14, 15, Moirangthem Leikai in Kakching district on Monday.
Placards read: 'No Place for Criminals in BJP Kakching', ‘Yengkhom Surchandra is involved in a criminal case; he must not be allowed to join BJP Kakching’, ‘Criminals must not become leaders’, ‘Down, Down Y Surchandra’ etc.
Saying that they cannot accept the welcome extended to former MLA of Kakching assembly constituency Y Surchandra by the BJP, the protesters demanded that the ticket be given to MLA of Kakching assembly constituency Mayanglambam Rameshwar instead.
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Meanwhile, the election steering committee of Y Surchandra has refuted these allegations and termed them baseless and unfounded.
The allegations are propaganda spread by the henchmen of MLA Rameshwar, the committee stated.
In a press meet held at Kakching, Committee convenor Y Joykumar expressed Y Surchandra had been gaining public support and worked as their desired representative for two terms.
During his long tenure, there was not a single criminal case on him, he further said. Now, M Rameshwar himself has lodged an application and filed a case and is spreading lies to the public that Surchandra is involved in a criminal case, he added.
There is no reason that a defamation case should not be filed against Rameshwar for committing such activities, he added.
