"What Congress Says In Public...": Manipur BJP MLA's Swipe Over NRC, Illegal Immigrants

Addressing party supporters at his Imphal home, Manipur BJP MLA Rajkumar Imo Singh pointed at how Congress MLAs walked out of the assembly during the recent session when the house was just about to pass a resolution on the NRC

Manipur BJP MLA Rajkumar Imo Singh launched a fresh attack on the Opposition Congress in the state over what he claimed was the Congress's deceitful stand on the National Register of Citizens (NRC) and influx of illegal immigrants. Most Ruling Legislators have unitedly worked for the cause of our State, we have tried to take the opposition Legislators too, and one shouldn't politicise issues pertaining to such important issues. Central Government may not have done everything we wanted, but they have started... pic.twitter.com/B6v8ZAzZAO

Addressing party supporters at his Imphal home on Thursday, Mr Singh pointed at how Congress MLAs walked out of the assembly during the recent session when the house was just about to pass a resolution on the NRC and scrapping the Suspension of Operations (SoO) agreement with Kuki-Zo insurgent groups.

"We have been working very hard to bring peace. But the opposition Congress has never for once reached out to say let's work together, remove SoO, take action against illegal immigrants, bring NRC, disarm all groups. The Centre is also working hard, listening to us," Mr Singh said.