<span style="color: #222222;">In Manipur, the senior BJP leader and MLA of Yaiskul Assembly Constituency Shri Thokchom Satyabrata has been elected unanimously as Speaker of 12th Manipur Legislative Assembly today. The three days long session of the 12th Manipur Legislative Assembly begins today.<br />''<br />''Mr. Satyabrata was the minister of Revenue and CAF & PD in the last BJP led coalition state government. Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren and Opposition leader gave a congratulatory speech in the house after Shri Satyabrata was elected as Speaker unanimously by the House.<br />''<br />''The session begins with the address of Manipur Governor La Ganesan to the house. The hour-long Governor address highlighted the achievement made by the BJP led state government in the last five years. Addressing the House, Governor La Ganesan said that the State government has taken all necessary arrangements to save lives during the pandemic and improved the health infrastructures in the State.<br />''<br />''He said that the government was able to curb the insurgency movement and brought peace to the State. The menace of drugs has been countered with the introduction of War on Drugs and the law enforcing agencies seized huge quantities of narcotics substances during the last five years. </span><br />