Imphal | May 17 : For the first time in the history of Manipur politics, the state has three Congress MPs in Rishang Keishing, Dr Th. Meinya and Thangso Baite. Meinya and Baite won the Lok Sabha elections on Saturday from the Congress ticket while Rishang Keishing, a former chief minister, is in his second term representing Manipur in the Upper House of the Parliament.
Meanwhile, Congress in Manipur Sunday celebrated victory with hundreds including prominent leaders of the party, Chief Minister, his council of ministers and party workers felicitated the two newly elected party MPs.
The party has claimed that the stable government given by the Congress and the confidence of the people on the party with welfare policies and programmes taken up by the government in the state, people gave the mandate to the party. Congress candidates, Dr T Meinya and Thangso Baite won the elections to the two parliamentary constituencies which the counting was held yesterday creating a history of filling up all the three seats (Two for the Lok Sabha and one for the Rajya Sabha) of the highest decision making body of the Indian Union.
Thangso Baite defeated sitting MP Mani Charenamei of the Peoples Democratic Alliance (PDA) in the Outer Manipur Parliament by a margin of 119798 votes while Dr T Meinya retained his Inner Manipur Parliamentary seat by a margin of 30,960 votes. Manipur Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh participating in the celebration of the party’s victory today at Imphal Congress Bhavan said that the mandate of the people of the state to the Congress despite threats from militants received during the electioneering of the party should not be forgotten by the party workers.
Mention may be made that Congress received immense pressure at the start of its electioneering following threats received from factions of the militant outfits PREPAK and KCP(MC) who carried out attacks at its workers and its offices in valley areas. The threats were withdrawn just few days ahead of the polling for the Inner Manipur Parliamentary Constituency.
“We, the party workers should know why the peoples' confidence in Manipur is with us ? The party workers to work sincerely so that people do not loss confidence in the party,” Ibobi appealed the gathering party workers. The chief minister also confided that with the Congress led UPA government returning to power at the Centre there will be no hindrance in providing funds to the state for taking up developmental schemes and projects.
“My government could avail funds for various new and ongoing projects. This will help in speedy development of the state,” he said while thanking the people for keeping confident with the party promises. Sitting Rajya Sabha MP, Rishang Keishing said as party could produce three MPs, the party will put up a proposal of giving a ministerial berth to one of them.
Source: Newmai News Network
Meanwhile, Congress in Manipur Sunday celebrated victory with hundreds including prominent leaders of the party, Chief Minister, his council of ministers and party workers felicitated the two newly elected party MPs.
The party has claimed that the stable government given by the Congress and the confidence of the people on the party with welfare policies and programmes taken up by the government in the state, people gave the mandate to the party. Congress candidates, Dr T Meinya and Thangso Baite won the elections to the two parliamentary constituencies which the counting was held yesterday creating a history of filling up all the three seats (Two for the Lok Sabha and one for the Rajya Sabha) of the highest decision making body of the Indian Union.
Thangso Baite defeated sitting MP Mani Charenamei of the Peoples Democratic Alliance (PDA) in the Outer Manipur Parliament by a margin of 119798 votes while Dr T Meinya retained his Inner Manipur Parliamentary seat by a margin of 30,960 votes. Manipur Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh participating in the celebration of the party’s victory today at Imphal Congress Bhavan said that the mandate of the people of the state to the Congress despite threats from militants received during the electioneering of the party should not be forgotten by the party workers.
Mention may be made that Congress received immense pressure at the start of its electioneering following threats received from factions of the militant outfits PREPAK and KCP(MC) who carried out attacks at its workers and its offices in valley areas. The threats were withdrawn just few days ahead of the polling for the Inner Manipur Parliamentary Constituency.
“We, the party workers should know why the peoples' confidence in Manipur is with us ? The party workers to work sincerely so that people do not loss confidence in the party,” Ibobi appealed the gathering party workers. The chief minister also confided that with the Congress led UPA government returning to power at the Centre there will be no hindrance in providing funds to the state for taking up developmental schemes and projects.
“My government could avail funds for various new and ongoing projects. This will help in speedy development of the state,” he said while thanking the people for keeping confident with the party promises. Sitting Rajya Sabha MP, Rishang Keishing said as party could produce three MPs, the party will put up a proposal of giving a ministerial berth to one of them.
Source: Newmai News Network
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