Imphal, November 12 (NNN): "For the first time in Manipur, a BJP national party leaders’ meet will be held in Imphal on December 10, the party’s national general secretary, Tapir Gao told reporters here." Tapir has been in Imphal for the last three days campaigning for the forthcoming assembly elections in the state.
With Manipur assembly elections round the corner, the opposition BJP has decided to organize a national party leaders’ meet in Imphal and, the party said it does not want to revoke Armed forces (special powers) Act, 1958 from the state of Jammu and Kashmir, but in case of Northeast, the controversial act should be repealed.
He also informed that the national party leaders’ meet would be attended by BJP top brass including its senior leaders L.K. Advani, Sushma Swaraj, opposition leader in Lok Sabha, Arun Jaitly, opposition leader in Rajya Sabha and national chief spokesperson, Ravi Shankar Prashad.
All the saffron party's unit presidents of the Northeast, including 10 general secretaries of the party would also be participating at the meet, Tapir said, adding that the meet is organizing in connection with the general elections expecting February next year. Expressing concern over unchecked black markets in the state, Tapir accused Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh of being himself a black marketer. Black marketers are selling fuel everywhere in jerry cane and bottles at unacceptable prices although fuel outlets are dried up due to blockade.
When he was asked to comment about revocation of AFSPA from Manipur, the BJP general secretary said, the party wants to repeal the act from the Northeast but not from Jammu and Kashmir because foreign elements are present in that state."
With Manipur assembly elections round the corner, the opposition BJP has decided to organize a national party leaders’ meet in Imphal and, the party said it does not want to revoke Armed forces (special powers) Act, 1958 from the state of Jammu and Kashmir, but in case of Northeast, the controversial act should be repealed.
He also informed that the national party leaders’ meet would be attended by BJP top brass including its senior leaders L.K. Advani, Sushma Swaraj, opposition leader in Lok Sabha, Arun Jaitly, opposition leader in Rajya Sabha and national chief spokesperson, Ravi Shankar Prashad.
All the saffron party's unit presidents of the Northeast, including 10 general secretaries of the party would also be participating at the meet, Tapir said, adding that the meet is organizing in connection with the general elections expecting February next year. Expressing concern over unchecked black markets in the state, Tapir accused Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh of being himself a black marketer. Black marketers are selling fuel everywhere in jerry cane and bottles at unacceptable prices although fuel outlets are dried up due to blockade.
When he was asked to comment about revocation of AFSPA from Manipur, the BJP general secretary said, the party wants to repeal the act from the Northeast but not from Jammu and Kashmir because foreign elements are present in that state."
