Manipur Elections 2022: Assembly elections are near in Manipur and Chief Minister N Biren Singh is holding five to six public meetings in a day across the state. Polling for the 60-member Manipur Assembly will be held in two phases on February 27 and March 3 while the counting of votes will take place on March 10. Meanwhile, Chief Minister Biren Singh has said in a conversation with News18 that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) does not horse-trade MLAs, but the leaders of other parties themselves come to them.
Talking to News18 during Chief Minister’s election campaign said that Bharatiya Janata Party does not take people, they come to BJP because they have understood that Congress does not perform. He said that after joining BJP, he is seeing how development is happening. In such a situation, more people are coming to BJP. CM said that Congress has no future.
Biren Singh spoke exclusively to News18 on several issues and expressed confidence that his party would win 40 out of 60 seats in the assembly elections and added that people would vote on the development agenda of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
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How is the mood of the people? On this question, the CM said that I am holding four to five meetings in a day. I have already covered all the constituencies. So we have full hope that this time we will definitely go beyond 40. Development has been our model and people have seen development. That’s why people will vote for us.
On the question of not mentioning Manifesto AFSPA, Singh said that this is a continuous demand on AFSPA. Why would we put this in our manifesto? We believe in taking this forward with the Central Government. We are always working on this, we have to create such an environment so that it can happen.
On the question of fewer women candidates, the CM said that we have selected three women candidates, they are coming. This time our candidacy was based on victory and loyalty. Women are represented in local bodies. Congress says that there is huge unemployment and no development has taken place in the state.
To this he said that he cannot see now. What were they doing for the last 15 years? He didn’t do anything. We are focused on equitable development and peace. At the same time, he said that BJP does not take people, they themselves come to the party. He said that after joining BJP, he is seeing how development is happening. In such a situation, more people are coming to BJP. Congress has no future.
The BJP on Thursday released its manifesto for the Manipur assembly elections, promising to provide two-wheelers to meritorious girl students, raising the monthly pension for senior citizens to Rs 1,000 and setting up a start-up fund of Rs 100 crore. was done.
Releasing the manifesto, BJP National President JP Nadda said that the state has progressed on the path of development in the last five years under the leadership of Chief Minister N Biren Singh. The drug problem in the state was brought under control and with the establishment of the rule of law, stability has come.
Referring to the manifesto, Nadda said that free scooty would be given to all the meritorious college going girls to empower the women of the state. The BJP also promised Rs 25,000 to girls from economically weaker sections under the ‘Rani Gaidinliu Nupi Maheroi Singi Yojana’ if it comes back to power.
Simultaneously, the party announced two free LPG cylinders per year to the beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana and promised to increase the monthly pension for senior citizens from Rs 200 to Rs 1,000.
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