12 Manipur BJP MLAs lands in Delhi to protest against Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh.

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Biren Singh led BJP government of Manipur could be in trouble as 12 MLAs are
reportedly camping in Delhi protesting against chief minister N Biren Singh and
also at the same time, demanding a change of the Chief Minister.
Most
of the MLAs are from the Kuki community of Manipur, a tribe from the state’s
hill area which has earlier clashed on several issues with the previous
government under Ibobi Singh, too.
According
to reports, one of the main reasons for their protest is the scrapping of the
2008 Suspension of Operation agreement by Biren Singh in March 2023.
The
agreement was on a ceasefire of operations against Kuki insurgent groups and
the locals are repeatedly telling their MLAs that this ceasefire of operations
and the subsequent crackdowns are impacting on the everyday life in Kuki areas.
“BJP
in Manipur and the North East has gained ground because of the national
leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah but of
late because of State BJP and leadership of the State Government we are facing
some issues. Leadership in Manipur is not democratic, more like a monarchy and
as 2024 approaches we want these issues sorted out,” said one of the MLAs, on
condition of anonymity.
On
Monday, BJP MLA from Manipur’s Langthabal Assembly constituency, Karam Shyam,
resigned from the post of chairman of the Tourism Corporation of Manipur.
The
BJP MLA Shyam in his resignation letter wrote he is resigning from the post as
he hadn’t been assigned any responsibility in his post.
“I
am resigning from the post of chairman of Tourism Corporation of Manipur
Limited as I have not been assigned any responsibility as a chairman,” Shyam
wrote.
Earlier,
on April 13, BJP MLA Thokchom Radheshyam Singh resigned as the adviser to Chief
Minister Biren Singh, who also stated the same reason for his resignation.
Senior
BJP leaders said that the National leaders will soon have a meeting with the
MLAs to sort out the issue. It is to be noted that two ministerial berths in
the Biren Singh Ministry are vacant.
(With
inputs from Deccan Herald and The Hindu)
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