BJP Heirok Mandal welcomes Cong Councillors, wins majority
Source: The Sangai Express
Thoubal, July 08 2018:
After two Congress Councillors joined the party, BJP now has won majority in the Heirok Nagar Panchayat.
The Panchayat which has 9 Wards now has 6 BJP Councillors and 3 Congress Councillors.
The two Councillors who joined BJP are Th Doren (Ward No 2) and L Imem (Ward No 8) .
Other BJP Councillors are N Ramananda (Ward No 1), Kh Noyon (Ward No 4), L Nungsisana - Chairperson (Ward No 5) and Th Birjit - Vice-Chairperson (Ward No 6) .
Addressing the gathering at a welcome ceremony held for the new BJP Councillors at Heirok bazar community hall, Education Minister Th Radheshyam welcomed the new members and urged them to work together for development of the areas under the Nagar Panchayat and the State at large.
Assuring the conversion of Heirok into a model constituency, the Minister stated that the renovation and facelift works at Heirok Higher Secondary School is in full swing.
Budgets are available to reconstruct Shikhong Sekmai and Heirok bazar, he said.
Pointing out different projects under-way in Heirok, the Minister urged the gathering and all to brush aside their political differences and ideologies.
Development is not possible without co-operation and support, he said and appealed the people to lend support to the various works taken up in the constituency.
38 deserving families of the constituency will be given Rs 1.5 lakh each every year under the PMAY for housing, he said and informed that the houses constructed under the scheme this year are near completion.
During the event, Radheshyam distributed two wheelchairs and 2 walking/ support sticks to two disabled persons.
CMHT cards and sewing machines were also distributed to several beneficiaries.
BJP Heirok Mandal president Th Chourjit, BJP Thoubal District Mandal L Deven, executive members of BJP State Unit and many dignitaries and invitees attended the function.