Day: June 6, 2015

IMPHAL, June 6: After three MLAs of All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) were disqualified by a sensational judgement passed by the Speaker`™s Tribunal on May 27 last invoking the anti-defection law also known as Tenth Schedule of Indian Constitution, the Tribunal of Manipur Legislative Assembly has fixed next hearing of the disqualification case against AITC MLA of Konthoujam Constituency K Sharat Singh and LJP MLA of Langthabal Constituency K Shyam Singh on June 20.

As scheduled earlier, hearing of the four disqualification cases against the two MLAs at the Speaker`™s Tribunal at the Secretariat of the Assembly began at 10.30 am by including the cases into the cause list. Morning session of the hearing continued till 1.15 pm. After a break, the hearing again started at 2 pm and continued till 4 pm.

The first case put up before the tribunal for hearing was of the Disqualification Case No 7 of 2014 (Th Shyamkumar Singh v/s K Sharat Singh). The case was filed by president of AITC Th Shyamkumar who is also the MLA of Andro Constituency seeking disqualification of MLA K Sharat under the Tenth Schedule of Indian Constitution.

During the hearing, respondent of the case, MLA Sharat admitted before the court that his earlier counsel advocate A Romenkumar has been replaced by advocate N Jolendro and pleaded to give six weeks time to replace and re-file the affidavit and documents submitted to the court through his former counsel.

He also informed the court that the petition (Case No WP (C) No 436 of 2015) filed at the High Court of Manipur by him challenging the ruling passed by the Speaker`™s tribunal on May 5 last is still pending.

Counsels of the petitioner of the case did not object to the prayer of the respondent. However, the tribunal reduced the six weeks time sought by the respondent to two weeks and fixed the next hearing of the case on June 20.

The second case put up for hearing before the Speaker`™s tribunal was of the three different disqualification cases against MLA of Langthabal Constituency K Shyam.

The cases are Disqualification No 14 of 2014 (K Sharatchandra Sharma v/s K Shyam); Disqualification Case No 15 of 2014 (N Momon v/s K Shyam) and Disqualification Case No 16 of 2014 (Kh Vimal Singh v/s K Shyam).

Petitioners of the pending three disqualification cases against MLA K Shyam Singh collectively pleaded before the tribunal to give two weeks time on personal ground.

The prayer of the three petitioners was not objected by the respondents of the cases. Accordingly, the Speaker`™s tribunal fixed next hearing of the cases on June 20.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/06/next-hearing-of-disqualification-case-against-mla-sharat-mla-shyam-on-jun-20/

NEW DELHI, June 6: A team of the BJYM Manipur Pradesh submitted a written report on the failed Minor Irrigation projects taken up in the State to the CBI today.

Speaking to media persons from the State accompanying the BJYM team in front of the CBI office, New Delhi today, president of the youth morcha, Oinam Malesh said the report was submitted with the appeal to conduct a proper investigation into the failures of the MI projects and schemes in Manipur.

The report was filed following several field inspection of the schemes and projects in the State by the BJYM, he said.

Projects of the Minor Irrigation have been a failure in the State for the past 13 years and needs proper investigation, he said.

The BJYM will also submit the report with supporting documents to initiate investigations, he said.

The report will also be supported to BJP national general secretary organisation Ram Lal, he continued.

He said the report includes appeal to stop further sanctioning of funds for Minor Irrigation in Manipur until a Central team conducts a field visit of the sites.

The BJYM will also appeal to the Union Minister of Water Resources to send a central ministry team to conduct an investigation of the MI schemes in the State, Malesh said.

BJYM vice president Yumnam Gopi said they have got an appointment to meet Union Minister Uma Bharati on Monday and we will submit the report to the Union Minister also.

He said the team will further visit Gujarat to witness the water harvesting an ground water management system taken up in the State and try to bring the same model of water harvesting and ground water management in Gujarat to Manipur.

The team left Imphal on June 5.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/06/state-bjym-team-submits-report-on-mi-schemes-to-cbi/

LAMKA, June 6: Re-poll in 15 polling stations in Churachandpur was conducted today in a fairly peaceful manner without any report of disturbances except for a few exceptions.

At 20/1 Chongpikot polling station in 20 Sangang DCC, 790 of the 1071 voters had voted by 3:30pm. However, a press team witness that workers of the Congress stood guard at the two main exits of the station. They were allegedly supported by cadres of the KLA, who threatened the media team for trying to take pictures. Some of them were also visibly drunk and warned the media with dire consequences.

However, with more than 100 policemen including women personnel standing guard at the polling station and supported by a mobile team of the 7 Assam Rifles, there were not much disturbances.

The police had a tough time as many supporters of several candidates coming in to cast proxy votes.

In the afternoon around 2, a police team led by the SDPO Churachandpur cleared the booth area and screened anyone coming in to cast proxy votes.

Women voters from Gangpizang Village alleged that Congress workers tried to stop them from casting their votes.

In other polling stations where re-poll was conducted like at Tollen polling station, there were no disturbances.

Although there were some rumour of booth capture at 12-Lanva DCC and Buallian Village of Henglep sub-division, the media team on reaching the said polling stations found no disturbances.

The 15 polling stations in Churachandpur where re-poll was conducted today are five in 6-Parbung, one in 4-Chongkhozou, one in 8-Senvon, one in 12-Lanva, two in 13-Kholmun, two in 14-Tuibuang, one at CCpur 20-Sagang and one at Henglep`™s 2-Leimatak.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/06/repoll-in-ccpur-peaceful/