A bunch of armed miscreants opened hearth throughout a public assembly of the Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) on Tuesday in Ukhrul district.
Addressing the press on the Congress Bhawan, MPCC president Ok Meghachandra stated that Congress intending candidate from Ukhrul district (Outer Manipur constituency), Alfred Kanngam Arthur, was attacked by armed miscreants throughout a gathering held at Teinem village in Chingai Meeting Constituency on Tuesday.
Alfred, who’s a former MLA, was attacked by armed miscreants on Monday as properly at TK Woodland resort in Paorei Shirui village in Ukhrul.
The MPCC urged the chief electoral officer of Manipur and the state authorities to provoke safety safety measures for the candidate for the outer constituency of Ukhrul district, following the assaults.
Meghachandra stated that, as an intending candidate, Alfred Kanngam Arthur has been assembly folks as a part of his election marketing campaign for the previous three days.
On this state of affairs, he was attacked by armed miscreants at round 2 pm on March 18 whereas participating in a public assembly at TK Woodland Resort, following which the assembly was dismissed.
Alfred was attacked once more at round 11 am on Tuesday at Teinem village by armed miscreants, the MPCC president stated.
He stated that on account of these incidents, Alfred ought to be supplied safety cowl by the legislation implementing businesses as quickly as doable, “so as to save the democracy, otherwise the right of a citizen, particularly our intending candidate, would be violated”.
Furthermore, there can be no free and honest election within the state of Manipur if such a state of affairs continues, Ok Meghachandra stated.
