IMPHAL, March 2(NNN): All Manipur Christian Organization (AMCO) today said it strongly objects the decision taken by Election Commission of India (ECI) to conduct re-poll on March 4 on the first day of the week, which is a Sunday, “a day of worship.”
“We see that all the areas where re-poll has been scheduled are Christian dominated areas and that Sunday being a day of worship for the Christians, holding re-poll on the day will hamper the worship services of the church,” AMCO said.
It added, a similar case happened in 1999 when polling for Lok Sabha election in hill districts was scheduled on another Sunday (October 3, 1999) following which a case was filed by Rev. Hokey Kaikho, the then general secretary of Manipur Baptist Convention against the judgment and order dated September 17, 1999 of Chief Election Commissioner of India (Writ Appeal No. 168). And then the date for polling was later rescheduled.
AMCO also said it wonders why and how the ECI commits such blunder and act of abomination again, saying it (AMCO) feels it is because the Chief Election Commissioner of India is ignoring the feelings and the rights of the Christians. It also appealed the ECI not to repeat such unpleasant act in the future.
