Congress vows to strive for Removal of AFSPA

TIL Desk/National/Imphal/ Congress today reassured that it would urge the Centre to provide constitutional safeguards for the territorial integrity of Manipur and strive for removal of AFSPA from remaining part of the state, if voted back to power. The manifesto with a 19-point agenda for development, was released by Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh and Congress General Secretary-in charge of Manipur C P Joshi.

“The Congress party will urge the Centre to provide constitutional safeguards for the territorial integrity of Manipur,” the manifesto stated. The party also underscored that further improvement of law and order would be a priority plank.

“With the law and order having significantly improved, the Congress government will strive for removal of AFSPA from the remaining parts of Manipur as had been done in case of seven assembly segments,” the manifesto stated.

While listing the achievements of the Congress government of five years, the manifesto referred to the creation of seven new districts in the state. The manifesto stressed on providing employment to minimum 3 lakh educated unemployed youths through skill development over a period of five years on a top priority basis.