AICC leader Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka demands the dissolution of the Manipur Legislative Assembly and announces protests against the new VB—G RAM G Act.
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IMPHAL — The All India Congress Committee (AICC) in charge of Manipur, Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka, has demanded the dissolution of the present Manipur Legislative Assembly and called for fresh elections.
Saptagiri made the remark in response to a question by reporters on the report of a possible extension of President’s Rule in Manipur after Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired a meeting on the present situation of the state.
The visiting AICC leader Saptagiri said that they do not approve of the extension of President’s Rule in the state of Manipur and requested the Government of India to dissolve the assembly and hold elections immediately. He added that it is a strange fact that in Manipur, even though the BJP has an absolute majority, President’s Rule is still in force.
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The Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) President, K Meghachandra, has also been demanding the dissolution of the present state assembly and called for fresh elections, citing the worsening situation under the current administration.
Saptagiri arrived in Manipur on Sunday to attend a preparatory meeting with party leaders as part of holding a nationwide protest in connection with the replacing of the Centre's flagship programme, the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) 2005, with the Viksit Bharat—Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB—G RAM G) Act.
“Recently the MGNREGA Act was abolished, and they came up with the new Act called VB-G RAM G,” he said, adding, “In the CWC meeting, we’ve discussed a nationwide protest for the next 45 days, and to initiate the process, we’ve come here for the preparatory meeting and to discuss with the party leaders how we can plan the protest.”
Few days back former Manipur Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Okram Ibobi Singh had come down heavily on the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance Government at the Centre for replacing MGNREGA with the VB-G RAM G.
On December 22 last year, the President of India gave assent to the VB-G RAM G Bill, 2025. The Act is said to be aligned with the national vision of Viksit Bharat @2047.