IMPHAL, December 17 (Newmai News Network): Former Lok Sabha MP and ex-Manipur cabinet minister Th.Chaoba and six times elected MLA of Utlou constituency, Bishnupur district, was elected as president of Manipur state unit BJP on Monday during a function held at the party office here.
Yanglet Haokip and T Shyamacharan were also elected as BJP National Council members for Outer and Inner Manipur Parliamentary Constituencies respectively at the function attended by L Shantikumar, outgoing president, BJP Manipur state unit, P Chandra Shekhar Rao, Zonal Organising secretary, North- East States BJP, former president Dr Borobabu and former MLA M Bhorot.
Speaking on the occasion, Chaoba alleged that Manipur has been engulfed by corruption being lived out by the state Congress Government while stating that BJP will continue to launch intense agitation against this corrupt Government.
“As a newly elected president of Manipur Pradesh BJP, I will take up the corruption issue confronting the state to the forefront.”
So far the NDA has ruled the Centre twice and it is quite confident that in the 2014 the BJP will be in power again as the Congress is now dying out quickly, he said.
He further lauded Gujarat Chief Minister and BJP strongman Narendra Modi for making his state a corruption-free state in the country.
Chaoba had already served as president of BJP, Manipur Pradesh from 2004-2006.
P Chandra Shekhar Rao, Zonal Organising secretary, North-East States BJP also spoke at the function. He called the O Ibobi led Government as an anti-people Government alleging that the Government has failed to provide basic amenities like electricity, water supply and road to the people and due to the misappropriation of huge public fund, this Government is facing a serious financial crunch at present.
As aware by all, the Planning Commission, Government of India sanctioned over Rs 224 crore for clearance of phumdi (floating biomass) from Loktak Lake in 2008 and subsequently released the above amount to Loktak Development Authority (LDA) under the chairmanship of O Ibobi, Chief Minister of Manipur, he reiterated.
The same work was awarded to K Pro-Infra Works Pvt Ltd on August 1, 2009 and this farm was the lone bidder in the process of the tender which is highly questionable, Chandra Shekhar said and lashed out against Ibobi for keeping mum on this issue till now.
He alleged that Chief Minister Ibobi is the main culprit behind the Loktak scam.
Demanding that a special audit inquiry should be made by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India into the scam, he said an inquiry commission should also be constituted under a sitting Supreme Court Judge to probe this Loktak scam without further delay.
He also asked why the Ibobi Government is not allowing proper functioning of the state Human Rights Commission and accused the Government of not being concerned about the rights of the citizens of Manipur.
Congress is talking about RTI Act but in Manipur the Act is meaningless, he said and pointed out that the state has no its own Chief Information Commissioner and Information Commissioner.
Chandra Shekhar also asked why the upcoming state assembly winter session is having only two days and noted that it has never happened in any state of the country. BJP will continue raising the issues of Manipur till the wrongdoers are booked and punished under the law, he vowed.