Manipur Congress chief Keisham Meghachandra has said that Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh has declined permission for the venue in Imphal decided for start of Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra and that the state party unit is looking for alternative option.
Congress leader KC Venugopal also said that they got information that the Manipur government has declined the party’s request for start of yatra from in Palace Ground in Imphal and they will start Yatra in Manipur from another location
“Today, a team of Manipur Congress members met the CM. He has declined to give permission for the venue. We also submitted our request to our deputy commissioner of Imphal on January 2. He (Manipur CM) declined the request…that he would not give any public lane in Manipur. It is very unfortunate. The use of the lane is our right. The lanes do not belong to the Chief Minister,” Meghachandra told ANI.
“Even if the government declines (the permission), we have decided to do this near the Khongjom War Memorial complex, Thoubal, in a private lane. We are discussing this with the AICC team and the senior leaders of the party,” he added.
