“I will take oath in my mother tongue and wear traditional attire”
IT News
Imphal, July 20:
Leishemba Sanajaoba , the titular king of Manipur who has been elected as the Rajya Sabha MP from the state will take oath as the member of the Rajya Sabha on July 22. The Titular king who contested as the BJP candidate defeated Congress candidate T. Mangibabu with 2 vote. Out the 60 member Manipur Legislative Assembly only 52 voted in the election as 8 MLAs have been disallowed to cast their vote after they face the music under the 10th Scheduled of the Indian Constitution . Leishemba got 28 votes while the rival congress candidate get 24 votes.
The newly elected RS MP of Manipur today left Imphal for New Delhi to swear in as the member of the Rajya Sabha. Before leaving for New Delhi, Sanajaoba told reporters that he will take the oath as the member of the Rajya Sabha in Manipuri language and that too be wearing Manipuri traditional attires.
“I will take oath in my mother tongue by wearing our traditional attires in the name of Lord Sanamahi, Pakhangba and Govinda”, Sanajaoba said.
Hours before leaving for New Delhi, Leishemba Sanajaoba along with others including MLA Indrajit, MLA Seityabrata and SP Imphal East conducted social service in and around the Shri Shri Govindaji Temple at palace compound.
