Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, March 19 2009:
Poll campaign for CPI candidate in the Inner Parliamentary Constituency Dr M Nara will be formally launched by CPI national general secretary AB Bardhan on March 25.Bardhan who would be arriving at Imphal on March 25 will address a public meeting at Palace Compound to kick-start the poll campaign for Dr Nara on the same day, CPI State unit secretary L Iboyaima told this reporter today.
The scheduled public meeting at Palace Compound will be preceded by a motorcycle rally across the valley areas on the day.
Saying that the party will spare no efforts to make Dr Nara victorious in close coordination with the four like-minded parties, Iboyaima said that AB Bardhan will help chalk out the party's poll strategies during his two day stay at Imphal.
The CPI candidate is being supported by CPI (M), RSP, JD (S) and All India Forward Bloc.
These four parties and CPI have already formed the Left and Democratic Co-ordination Committee for Inner Manipur Parliamentary Constituency.
Leaders of these five parties will hold a meeting on March 25 to finalise poll strategies.
The party's election manifesto which would focus on major issues of the State will be finalised by these alliance and it would be incorporated in the party's national manifesto, Iboyaima said.
CPI, a coalition partner of the SPF Govt has four legislators in the State Assembly.
Earlier CPI won the Inner seat twice in 1967 and 1980 and the Outer seat once.