Imphal, March 19 -- The firing of guns by unknown miscreants and retaliated by the security forces marked as a prelude to the 2024 Lok Sabha election campaigns in this strife state which will go to the polls in two phases on April 19 and April 26.

K Meghachandra, president of the Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) said that unknown armed men attacked the Congress candidate Alfred Kanngam Arthur while holding a meeting at TK Woodland Resort in the Ukhrul district of Manipur on Monday afternoon.

Congress is setting up former MLA of the Ukhrul Assembly Constituency Alfred Kan-Ngam Arthur as a candidate in the Outer Manipur Parliamentary constituency seat reserved for Scheduled Tribe in the ensuing elections.

Alfred escaped unhurt i...