Manipur, March 6 -- The Tangkhul Mayar Ngala Long (TMNL) on Tuesday lambasted the prolonged delay in conducting the Autonomous District Councils (ADCs) elections and urged both the Hill Areas Committee (HAC) and the state government to fulfil their bounden responsibilities without further delay.

TMNLpresident Themaso Tallanao questioned the intention behind inordinate delay in conducting the ADC elections for the past three years. He was briefing the media persons in Ukhrul town.

Highlighting the absence of grassroots governance, he lamented that this has hugely affected the development activities in the hill districts.

"Taking this genuine negligence into consideration, it is our earnest appeal to both the HAC and the State Government...