Manipur: Congress Issues Whip to MLAs To Attend Assembly on Aug 10

The Congress in Manipur has issued a whip to its 24 MLAs to attend one-day Assembly session on August 10 and vote in support of no confidence motion against the BJP-led government for which the party legislators have already given notice to the Speaker, reported news agency PTI.

Konthoujam Govindas, senior MLA and Whip of Congress Legislature Party (CLP), told PTI on Wednesday that a three- line whip has been issued to the party MLAs to be present in the House during discussion and voting on August 10. He said if anyone of the CLP members violate the party whip, he or she would invite disqualification from the membership of Manipur Legislative Assembly under paragraph 2 (1) (b) of 10th Scheduled of Indian Constitution. "All the members are to attend the 11th session of the 11th Manipur Legislative Assembly convening on 10th August, from 11 am till the end of the session and remain in the House during discussion and voting."

All the members are directed to vote in line with the decision made by the Congress Legislature Party led by Shri O. Ibobi Singh," said the whip issued on direction of Manipur Congress president.

Govindas also said that his office would submit the list of CLP members with their photographs to the Secretary of the Assembly in this connection very soon. Two Congress MLAs, K Meghachandra Singh, and Th Lokeshwar Singh have given a notice for moving a no-confidence motion against N Biren Singh government for not handing over drugs kingpin Lhukhosei Zou"s case to CBI. The matter relates to submission of an affidavit in the Manipur High Court by Thounaojam Brinda, former Additional Superintendent of Police, Narcotic and Affairs of Border (NAB), alleging that the chief minister had pressurized her to release Zhou, former Chairman of Autonomous District Council (ADC), Chandel district, an accused in a 2018 drug haul case.