Guwahati: Ahead of the Assembly election in the National People’s Party (NPP) candidate in Manipur’s Andro seat, L. Sanjoy Singh’s father Shamjai Singh, was shot by unknown miscreants on Friday night.
According to reports, the incident occurred at about 9:30 p.m., when the victim, Shamjai Singh, was shot in the right shoulder while campaigning in Yaripok Yambeem Leikai by unknown miscreants.
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma along with the NPP chief visited Singh at the hospital.
CM Sangma taking the Twitter wrote, “Anguished that our candidate, Sh. L. Sanjoy Singh’s father, Sh. Shamjai Singh was shot & injured in a campaign programme at Yairipok Yambem Leikai. These incidents are tarnishing the sacred essence of our democracy. I urge ECI to see into these developments in Manipur.”
Anguished that our candidate, Sh. L. Sanjoy Singh’s father, Sh. Shamjai Singh was shot & injured in a campaign programme at Yairipok Yambem Leikai. These incidents are tarnishing the sacred essence of our democracy. I urge ECI to see into these developments in #Manipur. pic.twitter.com/EHkSy9Mfvq
— Conrad Sangma (@SangmaConrad) February 19, 2022
It may be mentioned that the Assembly election will start from 28 February.