Imphal: The Manipur unit of Congress on Wednesday called on President Ram Nath Kovind in New Delhi over the issue of disqualification of 12 MLAs of the BJP-led coalition government in Manipur in the alleged 2018 ‘office of profit’ case.
The Congress leaders, consisting of the AICC in-charge of Manipur Bhakta Charan Das, Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) Govindas Konthoujam, AICC member Gaikhangam, and others met the President at Rashtrapati Bhavan. They apprised him of the constitutional role of the Governor in matters related to the disqualification of 12 MLAs as parliamentary secretaries in Manipur.
Earlier, Congress stated that despite the Election Commission of India having tendered its opinion concerning the issue, Governor Najma Heptulla is yet to tender her opinion on the subject.
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