Imphal, September 14 (NNN): Bharatya Janata Party (BJP) Manipur unit has launched a signature campaign in the state against artificial inflation created by economic blockade. The same will be submitted to the state governor along with a memorandum on September 19, said the party.
The BJP state unit president, Shantikumar Sharma, kicked off the five-day signature campaign from Khwairamband market today, attacking the state government on its failure to address the issue of artificial price rise in the state.
Manipur has been going through a difficult phase of price rise propelled by the ongoing agitation beginning midnight July 31 by Sadar Hills Districthood Demand Committee (SHDDC) across Sadar Hills in pursuance of a demand for a full fledged district and a counter-agitation thereafter by United Naga Council (UNC) in opposition to the demand.
The agitation and counter agitation have effectively curtailed movements of essential commodities along national highways 39 and 53 that pass through the contagious area. This has resulted in artificial scarcity of commodities and a concomitant price rise in the state.
The five-day signature campaign will travel to different places of Manipur before it is handed over to the governor along with a memorandum, said the BJP president on the sideline of the campaign. “The intolerably high prices of all essential commodities burdened on the common men of the state reflects the quintessential failure of the Congress-led Secular Progressive Front (SPF) government in Manipur,” said Shantikumar.
The BJP president told the media that the memorandum will have four components which will essentially seek availability of essential commodities and petroleum products at a reasonable price in markets across the state. The memorandum will also seek for cracking the whip on black marketeers and compensation money at Rs 5000 per family by the government to offset the artificially created price rise following the economic blockade. Besides, the memorandum will asked the government to settle the Sadar Hills issue at the earliest possible date.
L Basanta Sharma, publicity and media in-charge of BJP, informed the media of impending state visit of LK Advani slated for first week of November.
The BJP state unit president, Shantikumar Sharma, kicked off the five-day signature campaign from Khwairamband market today, attacking the state government on its failure to address the issue of artificial price rise in the state.
Manipur has been going through a difficult phase of price rise propelled by the ongoing agitation beginning midnight July 31 by Sadar Hills Districthood Demand Committee (SHDDC) across Sadar Hills in pursuance of a demand for a full fledged district and a counter-agitation thereafter by United Naga Council (UNC) in opposition to the demand.
The agitation and counter agitation have effectively curtailed movements of essential commodities along national highways 39 and 53 that pass through the contagious area. This has resulted in artificial scarcity of commodities and a concomitant price rise in the state.
The five-day signature campaign will travel to different places of Manipur before it is handed over to the governor along with a memorandum, said the BJP president on the sideline of the campaign. “The intolerably high prices of all essential commodities burdened on the common men of the state reflects the quintessential failure of the Congress-led Secular Progressive Front (SPF) government in Manipur,” said Shantikumar.
The BJP president told the media that the memorandum will have four components which will essentially seek availability of essential commodities and petroleum products at a reasonable price in markets across the state. The memorandum will also seek for cracking the whip on black marketeers and compensation money at Rs 5000 per family by the government to offset the artificially created price rise following the economic blockade. Besides, the memorandum will asked the government to settle the Sadar Hills issue at the earliest possible date.
L Basanta Sharma, publicity and media in-charge of BJP, informed the media of impending state visit of LK Advani slated for first week of November.
