Imphal, December 21 (Agencies): BJP president Nitin Gadkari has stated that his party will go with other like-minded parties to take on the Congress for the ensuing tenth Manipur Assembly poll likely to be held in February next year, even as the NCP and the regional Manipur People’s Party (MPP) have announced of a pre-poll alliance.
“We have discussed with some parties the setting up of a common opposition front in Manipur ahead of the poll and everything would be sorted out soon,” Nitin said at a media conference on Tuesday before wrapping up his two-day visit to restive Manipur.
Though the BJP is yet to prepare its manifesto for the ensuing polls, the party would primarily focus on all-round development and socio-economic justice.
Responding to a query, Nitin said he would discuss the sensitive issue of Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act and the northeast people’s demand to repeal it with the national leadership of the party to bring about a solution. He said the issue and impact of the Act in Jammu and Kashmir and northeast region is quite different. “We condemn killing of innocent people and violation of human rights.” Seeing the situation prevailing in the region, he said the party is supporting Irom Sharmila Chanu’s unrelenting campaign against the AFSPA.
On BJP’s ‘Vision-2025’, Nitin said the party would incorporate certain projects like setting up a sports university, world standard sports training centre, numerous technical and professional career institutions and development of tourism sector as well as road infrastructures for Manipur.
Stating that the BJP is a national party cutting across caste, creed and religion, Nitin said, “We never discriminate any minorities in all nine States of the country ruled by the BJP. We are against terrorists and terror organisations.”
Saying that the Congress-led Secular Progressive Front (SPF) Government has failed on all fronts and indulged in high level corruption, he reiterated that the corrupt Ministers would be probed and punished if the BJP comes to power at the Centre.
Commenting on the development of northeast, he said the primary agenda to be taken up for the region are water, power, transport and communication.
Stating that the BJP stands for overall development of the northeast, Nitin said the party would organise a convention on the same agenda and a special BJP parliamentary team has been set up for raising issues of the region in Parliament. “Without peace we cannot bring development and hence BJP will take every step to bring peace,” he said.
This is his maiden visit to Manipur and he addressed a mass rally along with Prakash Javadekar, national spokesperson, Najma Heptulla, party national vice-president; Tapir Gao, national general secretary; Kiran Maheswari, national general secretary, P. Chandrasekhar, zonal organisational secretary, North East States and Shantikumar Sharma, Manipur BJP president.
“We have discussed with some parties the setting up of a common opposition front in Manipur ahead of the poll and everything would be sorted out soon,” Nitin said at a media conference on Tuesday before wrapping up his two-day visit to restive Manipur.
Though the BJP is yet to prepare its manifesto for the ensuing polls, the party would primarily focus on all-round development and socio-economic justice.
Responding to a query, Nitin said he would discuss the sensitive issue of Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act and the northeast people’s demand to repeal it with the national leadership of the party to bring about a solution. He said the issue and impact of the Act in Jammu and Kashmir and northeast region is quite different. “We condemn killing of innocent people and violation of human rights.” Seeing the situation prevailing in the region, he said the party is supporting Irom Sharmila Chanu’s unrelenting campaign against the AFSPA.
On BJP’s ‘Vision-2025’, Nitin said the party would incorporate certain projects like setting up a sports university, world standard sports training centre, numerous technical and professional career institutions and development of tourism sector as well as road infrastructures for Manipur.
Stating that the BJP is a national party cutting across caste, creed and religion, Nitin said, “We never discriminate any minorities in all nine States of the country ruled by the BJP. We are against terrorists and terror organisations.”
Saying that the Congress-led Secular Progressive Front (SPF) Government has failed on all fronts and indulged in high level corruption, he reiterated that the corrupt Ministers would be probed and punished if the BJP comes to power at the Centre.
Commenting on the development of northeast, he said the primary agenda to be taken up for the region are water, power, transport and communication.
Stating that the BJP stands for overall development of the northeast, Nitin said the party would organise a convention on the same agenda and a special BJP parliamentary team has been set up for raising issues of the region in Parliament. “Without peace we cannot bring development and hence BJP will take every step to bring peace,” he said.
This is his maiden visit to Manipur and he addressed a mass rally along with Prakash Javadekar, national spokesperson, Najma Heptulla, party national vice-president; Tapir Gao, national general secretary; Kiran Maheswari, national general secretary, P. Chandrasekhar, zonal organisational secretary, North East States and Shantikumar Sharma, Manipur BJP president.
