Imphal, April 19: Taking a dig against its coalition partner in the SPF, Chief Minister O Ibobi today asked intriguingly in which constituency the CPI is going to lead the vote count in the coming Lok Sabha polls.
Addressing an election related meetings for Congress candidate Dr T Meinya today at Khurai Popular High School, Ibobi unleashed a charged diatribe against the CPI saying that the party is speaking anything immaturely without doing any work.
He wonders what the CPI is going to do with just a handful of MPs while adding that the party has approached the Congress but the Congress refused to accept allegiance with it as the party is known for its verbalisation without any deed.
Pulling up his sleeves, O Ibobi said that the Congress will teach befitting lessons to the oppositions this time.
Singing his own paean, Chief Minister Ibobi said that the Congress is able to be in power for the last seven years due solely to the support and affection garnered by the people.
He said that several developmental works had already been achieved and some are yet to be fulfilled in the state.
He calls for the people's cooperation towards the fulfillment of the pending works and to strengthen the party.
Playing the Aam Admi card, Ibobi said that it is predictable that the UPA government at the Centre will retain power with the support of many poor voters whom the Congress-led government is trying to uplift.
As such, he said, developmental works in the state will be able to pace up if two Congress MPs from the state are sent in the Parliament while urging the people to cast their vote in favour of Congress candidate Dr T Meinya in the coming election to the Lok Sabha.
Veteran Congressman and sitting Rajya Sabha MP from Manipur, Rishang Keishing said that it will be wrong to assert that Manipur was merged into India forcibly.
He recalled that the movement to merge Manipur with India was spearheaded by the Congress even upto the extent of some members landing behind the bar.
He said that the people are freed now after Manipur was merged with the Indian Union.
Going on the offensive against the 'liberation struggle/movement,' Rishang Keishing said that the 'so-called liberation movement' is a misnomer and added that they are contesting to get more money, more contract works.
He said it would be fine if they surrendered by admitting their fault to Ibobi.
He called to shun the path of making competition to get more money and contacts while appealing to tread the path of development.
Flexing muscle against the SPF partner CPI, Rishang advises the CPI to remain silent while asking how the two parties can form a government if the CPI goes hammer and tongs against its partner just when the election time is round the clock.
Urging the people not to trust the childish utterance of the CPI, Rishang also appealed the people to vote for the Congress so as to usher in development in the state.
Eulogising the feats of the Congress government in Manipur, MPCC President Gaikhangam also persuaded the people to strengthen the party and vote in favour of the party in the coming Lok Sabha election.
Similar meetings were also held today at various places in inner constituency including Kanglatongbi Mandir ground in Sekmai AC, Heingang Makha Kangjeibung, Wangkhei Puja Lampak under Yaiskul AC, and Nganappi Thong under Keishamthong AC.
The meetings were attended among others by PHED Minister TN Haokip, IFCD Minister N Biren, TD Minister DD Thaisii and the Congress candidate in the inner Manipur, Dr T Meinya.