IMPHAL, April 10: The Maoist Communist Party, Manipur has claimed in a press statement that the IED recovered by the police on April 9 along the National Highway 37 about 200 meters far from the residence of sitting MP and Congress candidate for Inner Manipur constituency, Dr Th Meinya, and further said that the IED was equipped with 3 kg of nails, 300 gm of explosive and remote control device.
Misuse of the MP Local Area Development Fund for last the last ten years and also opposing to their Political Strike were given as reasons for the IED plant, it said in the release and added the Party has called a General Strike against the misuse of MP Fund by the sitting MP Dr Th Meinya on April 16 starting from 5 am to 5 pm.
The release further said that the Services of Fire, Water, Medical and also media will not be covered by the General Strike.
Despite this, the release also mentioned of the Congress Party’s role for sowing seeds to disintegrate Manipur by signing as Naga Integration Agreement and further charged that the Congress Party also decided in 1949 on October 4 to enter the people of India freely in the state of Manipur, it said in the press release.
It also further charged that the same Congress Party had resolved in a meeting held on April 29, 1949 to be annexed Manipur by India following which the then king of Manipur was asked to visit to Shillong and forced the king to sign Merger Agreement, it said.