Imphal: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the poll-bound state on February 22 to campaign for the upcoming Manipur assembly election has been boycotted by the Coordination Committee or CorCom, an amalgamation of six banned armed groups in the state.
CorCom, in a statement, stated that complete lockdown will be imposed in the state until 1 p.m. or until Modi leaves. However, the emergency services and journalists will be exempted from the boycott.
The statement also stated that the Manipur assembly elections, which are scheduled to be held on February 28 and March 5, will not determine Kangleipak’s (ancient name of Manipur) fate.
Moreover, CorCom claimed that several political parties’ manifestos had excluded the topic of protecting the territory and its people.
It further claimed that the elections were nothing more than a fight for power, including numerous illegal activities. According to CorCom, the polls were used as a medium to divide the state’s people.
Reportedly, PM Modi will speak at a rally near Imphal, the state capital. He will also meet with senior BJP ministers and party workers to discuss election plans for the February 28 and March 5 two-phase elections.
Manipur Bharatiya Janata Party president, A Sharda Devi, raising concern about incidents of violence ahead of the polls, urged the people to ensure that the elections were held fairly and unbiased.
The seven banned organizations included in the CorCom are- Kangleipak Communist Party, Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup, People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak, People’s Revolutionary Party Kangleipak-Progressive, Revolutionary People’s Front, United National Liberation Front, and United Peoples Party of Kangleipak.
Earlier, during PM Modi’s visit to the State to inaugurate 13 projects and lay the foundation stone for nine others, the CorCom announced a similar boycott.
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