Template:BLP sources Bijoy Koijam is a politician from Manipur, India. In 2002, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manipur, as the Manipur State Congress Party candidate in the constituency Thongju.[1][2] In 2003, he was appointed Minister of Family Welfare in the state government.[3] He was removed from his ministerial post in 2004.[4] In 2007, he retained his Assembly seat, contesting on behalf of the Indian National Congress.[5]
Koijam is the chairman of the Manipur Electronic Development Corporation.[6]
In August 2007, a suspected People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak militant was arrested in Koijam's residence. Koijam claimed that the man had worked as his driver.[7] Koijam alleged that the arrest had been politically motivated.[8]
In March 2008, PREPAK militants attacked Koijam's residence, hurling bombs at it.[9]
References
- ↑ Results of the 9th Manipur Legislative Assembly Elections 2007 Under Impahl East District. Impahl East District.
- ↑ Indian Media misinforming world community:NSCN-IM(22 June 2006).
- ↑ Manipur Legislative Assembly Template:Webarchive
- ↑ Manipur Legislative Assembly Template:Webarchive
- ↑ Statistical Report, 2007 Manipur Legislative Assembly election. Election Commission of India.Template:Dead link
- ↑ Manipur MLAs await profit shield. The Telegraph(19 May 2006).
- ↑ Manipur MLAs deny harbouring militants. The Hindu(19 August 2007).
- ↑ Search operations at VIP quarters not politically motivated: PoliceTemplate:Dead link
- ↑ Bomb hurled at Congress MLA's house, no casualty. The Hindu(11 March 2008).