IMPHAL, Apr 2 NNN: Claiming that the de-recognition of Manipur\u2019s regional party Manipur People\u2019s Party (MPP) by the Election Commission of India was according to rules, the party\u2019s president said that such step would not bother the functioning of the party.
\nMPP president N Sobhakiran while addressing the media at the party\u2019s office here on Tuesday said such de-recognition is done on the basis of guidelines of regional parties, but such step will not affect the functioning of the party.
\nThe ECI de-recognised MPP on March 20, 2013.
\nHe said as per the ECI guidelines, a regional party is de-recognised if it fails to succeed at least two MLAs in election or it must obtain 6 percent of the total votes.
\nMPP has been derecognized by ECI as it got only 4.02 percent votes in the last 10th Manipur Legislative Assembly elections, he noted.
\nHe said it is not the first time that the ECI has de-recognized this party on the same ground, adding that the ECI in 1977 also de-recognised it but that it revived after several candidates turned out to be victorious in general elections.
\nSobhakiran further claimed that now MPP is continuously becoming a strong party, saying that Md Jalauddin Shah, who fought the last general elections on NCP ticket joined the party yesterday.
\nThe MPP president also said the party will hold its Central Committee meeting on April 7 and soon after that the party\u2019s working president, youth wing, Chanura wing and kishan wing will be assigned with their respective tasks.<\/p>\n\n