Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, April 03 2009:
Following her son's footsteps, AICC president Sonia Gandhi is likely to visit the State to campaign for the Congress in the second week of April.
Speaking to The Sangai Express an important member of the Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee said that though no date has been fixed for the high profile visit, AICC leaders have informed that Sonia Gandhi will visit the State some time in the second week of April to campaign for the party for the Parliamentary election.
Significantly, the JAC formed against the killing of Dr Th Kishan and his two subordinate had called a general strike tomorrow to coincide with the visit of Sonia Gandhi.
A vernacular daily had reported that Sonia Gandhi would visit the State on April 4 .
However the JAC has called off the proposed general strike after it came to light that Sonia Gandhi will not be arriving tomorrow.
So far, Sonia Gandhi has not commented on the gruesome killing of the SDO and his two staff by some cadres of the NSCN (IM) as well as on the hunger strike agitation launched by Irom Chanu Sharmila demanding the revocation of Armed Forces Special Powers Act from the State.
Meanwhile the Congress man who spoke to The Sangai Express said that a two day meeting of the Election Committee of the Congress to chalk out minute details ahead of the election began at the Congress Bhawan today.
In the meantime, Congress candidate in the Outer seat Thangso Baite said that LB Sona of the NCP would not affect his vote bank in Churachandpur district.
LB Sona and Baite are from Churachandpur district.
In a positive tone, Baite said that he would garner the maximum vote from the seven Assembly segments of Thoubal district which fall under the Outer Parliamentary Constituency.