Oust Ibobi Campaign

Rebels to camp in New Delhi again:

Imphal, Dec 14: Refusing to retreat from their efforts to oust O Ibobi Singh from chief ministership and to put further pressure on the Congress high command at the Centre, the rebel Congress MLAs who were camping in Imphal since a few days back will again shift to the national capital, New Delhi, on Saturday.

Meanwhile, chief minister O Ibobi Singh who left the state capital on Friday on an official tour outside the state handed over the charge of chief ministerial duties to the senior most minister, Th Debendra. The chief minister has already reached Guwahati along with his wife Landhoni on Friday.

Confirming the shifting of the dissident camp to the national capital, a source in the rebel camp said that air tickets had been booked with the Jet Airways for the MLAs in the rebel camp on Friday.

MPCC president Gaikhangam will also leave for New Delhi on Sunday (December 16) to join the camp, the source said. However, four ministers including Th Debendra, who the rebel MLAs claim is their projected leader, will not be part of the MLAs team leaving tomorrow.

The source at the rebel camp also could not immediately confirm when the MLAs who are staying back will join the camp at New Delhi.

The sources also disclosed that the MLAs are heading for Delhi to wait for the submission of the report of the Congress general secretary, Prithivi Raj Chauhan who visited the state and is now back in New Delhi after taking stock of the crisis within the state Congress.

Chauhan is likely to submit his report to the party high command after Sunday as he left the national capital for Karnataka on a two-day visit of the state. He is scheduled to stay in the south Indian state till December 16, according to the source.

Meanwhile, the camp of the rebel MLAs at MLA Nandakumar`s quarter dispersed tonight after an informal meeting was held. This was apparently to enable them to make arrangements for their journey to New Delhi tomorrow, the source added.

In the meantime, chief minister O Ibobi Singh who left Imphal after handing over charge to Th Debendra will fly to Shillong tomorrow by chopper to attend the passing out parade of the jamandars of the Manipur Rifles on completion of military training at North East Police Academy, NEPA.

He is scheduled to leave Guwahati for his onward official tour to Delhi the day after. He will attend a meeting of chief ministers of the northeast on December 17 and 18, National Development Council, NDC meeting on December 19 followed by chief minister`s conference to be held in New Delhi on December 20.

Source: The Imphal Free Press

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