{"id":323561,"date":"2017-10-31T14:30:00","date_gmt":"2017-10-31T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ifp.co.in\/item\/4716-congress-non-bjp-parties-to-launch-joint-protest-against-demonitisation-gst"},"modified":"2017-10-31T14:30:00","modified_gmt":"2017-10-31T18:30:00","slug":"congress-non-bjp-parties-to-launch-joint-protest-against-demonitisation-gst","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.manipur.org\/news\/2017\/10\/31\/congress-non-bjp-parties-to-launch-joint-protest-against-demonitisation-gst\/","title":{"rendered":"Congress, non-BJP parties to launch joint protest against demonitisation, GST"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By A Staff Reporter<\/p>\n

IMPHAL | Oct 31<\/p>\n

Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) along with non-BJP opposition political parties in the state are going to organise \u201cBlack Day\u201d on November 8 to mark the launch of demonitisation of Rs. 1000 and 500 note, by Prime Minister Narendra Modi led BJP government in 2016.<\/p>\n

The proposed \u201cBlack Day\u201d in the state is planned as part of a nationwide protest to be organises by Congress and non-BJP opposition parties to denounce the demonitisation carried out by the NDA government which was launched at 8pm of November 8, last year.<\/p>\n

Speaking to media persons during a press meet held today at Congress Bhawan, MPCC president, TN. Haokip, said a meeting of the Congress and non-BJP opposition parties was convened at Congress Bhawan today to discuss the mode of protest to be carried on November 8.<\/p>\n

Subsequently, the meeting unanimously appointed Govindas Konthoujam, as the chairman of the observation sub-committee, which will oversee the entire operation of the proposed observance, he said adding the day would be marked with sit-in demonstration, rally and other forms of agitation.<\/p>\n

Haokip further explained that the sub-committee will also decide on the future course of action to campaign against government policies like GST, which has added to the woes of the common people.<\/p>\n

The MPCC president, opined that the fallouts of demonitisation, GST etc. have taken a heavy toll not only on the lives of people but also the economy of the country which is on a nosedive currently.<\/p>\n

About 105 people lost their lives in the country including one from Manipur during the mayhem caused by demonitisation and prices of commodities are skyrocketed due to GST, he asserted.<\/p>\n

Stating that demonisation was branded as a \u201cmonumental mismanagement\u201d by former Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh, he said the so called welfare policies implemented by BJP government have turned against the people\u2019s welfare.<\/p>\n

Further responding to queries of the confusion surrounding the participation of NPF during the all political party meet, Haokip confirmed that NPF MLA, Awangbou Newmai took part in the meeting.<\/p>\n

The press conference was attended by Gonvindas Konthoujam, former minister, AK. Mirabai and ex-MLA, M. Prithiviraj.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

Read more \/ Original news source: http:\/\/www.ifp.co.in\/item\/4716-congress-non-bjp-parties-to-launch-joint-protest-against-demonitisation-gst<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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By A Staff Reporter<\/p>\n

IMPHAL | Oct 31<\/p>\n

Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) along with non-BJP opposition political parties in the state are going to organise “Black Day” on November 8 to mark the launch of demonitisation of Rs. 1000 and 500 note, by Prime Minister Narendra Modi led BJP government in 2016.<\/p>\n

The proposed “Black Day” in the state is planned as part of a nationwide protest to be organises by Congress and non-BJP opposition parties to denounce the demonitisation carried out by the NDA government which was launched at 8pm of November 8, last year.<\/p>\n

Speaking to media persons during a press meet held today at Congress Bhawan, MPCC president, TN. Haokip, said a meeting of the Congress and non-BJP opposition parties was convened at Congress Bhawan today to discuss the mode of protest to be carried on November 8.<\/p>\n

Subsequently, the meeting unanimously appointed Govindas Konthoujam, as the chairman of the observation sub-committee, which will oversee the entire operation of the proposed observance, he said adding the day would be marked with sit-in demonstration, rally and other forms of agitation.<\/p>\n

Haokip further explained that the sub-committee will also decide on the future course of action to campaign against government policies like GST, which has added to the woes of the common people.<\/p>\n

The MPCC president, opined that the fallouts of demonitisation, GST etc. have taken a heavy toll not only on the lives of people but also the economy of the country which is on a nosedive currently.<\/p>\n

About 105 people lost their lives in the country including one from Manipur during the mayhem caused by demonitisation and prices of commodities are skyrocketed due to GST, he asserted.<\/p>\n

Stating that demonisation was branded as a “monumental mismanagement” by former Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh, he said the so called welfare policies implemented by BJP government have turned against the people’s welfare.<\/p>\n

Further responding to queries of the confusion surrounding the participation of NPF during the all political party meet, Haokip confirmed that NPF MLA, Awangbou Newmai took part in the meeting.<\/p>\n

The press conference was attended by Gonvindas Konthoujam, former minister, AK. Mirabai and ex-MLA, M. Prithiviraj.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15434,4],"tags":[2733,15447],"class_list":["post-323561","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ifp","category-news","tag-ifp","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.manipur.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/323561","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.manipur.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.manipur.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.manipur.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.manipur.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=323561"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.manipur.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/323561\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":323562,"href":"http:\/\/www.manipur.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/323561\/revisions\/323562"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.manipur.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=323561"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.manipur.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=323561"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.manipur.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=323561"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}