IMPHAL, April 10: At least 213 ADC candidatures form have been issued from BJP Manipur Pradesh office and more than 37 of them have already filled and submitted to the BJP office said Th Chaoba President BJP Manipur Pradesh.
Interacting with media persons at his office chamber, he said that till today candidates are continuing to demand ADC ticket as BJP candidates. This is a sign of strengthen of the BJP in the hill districts, he added.
The BJP candidates for the 144 ADC seats will be announced after State election commission notifies the poll, he said. He said April 15 is the last date for issue of ADC candidature forms for the BJP. After the notification from SEC, the BJP campaign for the ADC election will be launched in earnest and a strategy will be prepared for maximum result in all sic ADCs he said.
Chaoba said the BJP national president is schedule to visit Manipur on April 18. He was earlier supposed to come on April 15 but the date has been changed. He said that by 10:30 am Amit Shah will reach Imphal by Chopper from Nagaland along with Ramlal, national general secretary and Northeast in-charge of BJP and Tapir Gao national executive member of BJP.
After reaching the state he will meet various leaders of the state BJP unit. He will then discuss plans for the upcoming ADC election with BJP leaders in the hills.
During his visit the BJP will discuss strategies for boosting the party strength, and for reaping the maximum result from the ADC and Municipal Council elections, as well as the g 2017 Manipur Legislative Assembly election.
While replying question from the media about the AFSPA recommendation made by Jeevan Raddy Commission which was rejected recently by the Union Home Minister of India, he said the BJP Manipur Pradesh has taken a clear stand that AFSPA 1958 must be repealed from the state. It is also determined to save the life of Irom Chanu Sharmila.
Whether the Central government rejects the recommendation or not the Manipur unit will always pressure for the repeal of the draconian law from the state. This was included in the manifesto of BJP during recent LS Poll 2014.
He also threw back the ball into the Congress court saying the AFSPA will automatically go if the disturb area status in teh state is revoked by the Congress government by a cabinet decision. Till today none of the Congress ministers or MLAs have asked for the withdrawal of the disturb area status, apart from the seven Assembly segments of Imphal area on a trial basis. What is keeping the Congress government from extending the experiment to the rest of the state, Chaoba asked.
He further said that if the BJP comes to power in state after 2017 election, we will use alternative ways for withdrawal of the disturb area status after getting the consent of the public on the issue.