There are less than two weeks left for the start of Lok Sabha elections in violence-plagued Manipur. There is still no political movement here. You don’t see anything here like posters of political parties, big rallies and movement of leaders. Here you can see only hoardings placed by local election officials, calling citizens to vote.
Amid election excitement across the country, prominent party leaders have avoided visiting Manipur to campaign or secure poll promises. Where BJP has turned prominent figures like Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah into star campaigners. Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and other prominent leaders are campaigning on behalf of the Congress. However, none of these have yet been seen in Manipur. Let us tell you, the Lok Sabha elections will be held in Manipur in two phases on 19th and 26th April.
Manipur Chief Electoral Officer Pradeep Jha says there is no official ban on election campaign activities, but party representatives have taken this step to avoid worsening the situation in the state. Anything that falls within the scope of the Code of Conduct model is more.
These are the people in the election field
However, the incumbents in the state came up with a unique solution to their victories. Thonaojam Basant Kumar Singh of the BJP, Angomcha Bimol Akoijam of the Congress, Maheshwar Thonaojam of the Republican Party of India and Manipur People’s Party (MPP) Rajmukar Somendro Singh found a solution. They approach voters in non-traditional ways, including holding meetings in their dormitories or party offices and engaging their supporters in a door-to-door campaign.
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Maheshwar Thounaojam, who deployed teams of volunteers for the door-to-door campaign, said: ‘It would have been better if I had spoken at public meetings and held rallies, but I decided to keep the campaign simple. The voters are aware of the situation in the country. He understands the importance of his vote and therefore he will choose the appropriate option. ,
The current education and law minister of the state, Basant Kumar Singh, who is contesting the Lok Sabha elections this time, held small meetings at his residence and party office. Similarly, an aquaism professor at Jawaharlal Nehru University in Delhi mostly meets people at his residence.
Posters of Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra were also put up at the Congress office. State BJP president A Shraddha Devi said, “Elections are important for us, but we cannot rub salt in people’s wounds by pretending. Elections are also like a festival, but due to the current situation we cannot celebrate the festival with full enthusiasm.” People are moving away from their homes. We want them to trust us, but we’re not running a campaign.
The party does not want to take risks
A senior official in the state government said that any type of vigorous advertising could harm the state of law and order in the country. The official, on condition of anonymity, said that although the situation is currently under control, any vigorous campaign could harm the law and order situation in the country and no party wants to take that risk.
