IMPHAL, April 4: The Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee today staged sit-in protest in front of the Congress Bhawan located at BT alleging the Modi led NDA government in the Centre of being undemocratic and vindictive against Congress ruled States.
The protestors held many placards like “Don’t kill democracy, stop misuse of article 356, down with dictatorship role, stop Hitler’s style of democracy” etc.
MPCC president TN Haokip, Congress ministers, MLAs and other party workers participated in the protest.
Newmai News Network adds: The ruling Congress in Manipur today launched a sit-in protest here against the BJP-led government at the Centre accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of toppling Congress governments in Arunachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) president TN Haokip slammed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for ‘misusing’ Article 356 of the Constitution in toppling Congress governments.
The BJP is alleged to have fomented rebellion against Arunachal and Uttarakhand governments to topple them recently. The sit-in was held in front of the main gate of Congress Bhavan organized by MPCC.
The demonstration was part of the nationwide protest staged by Congress against Modi for allegedly being a de facto dictator mistreating democratically elected governments.
Haokip said the Modi government has been constantly threatening Congress-ruled States since it came to power abusing the Constitution to topple them.