GUWAHATI: The search for a consensus face to succeed N Biren Singh as Manipur CM could stretch until Wednesday as BJP’s North-East incharge Sambit Patra scans a clutch of prospective candidates seeking to drive the Meitei-Kuki “reconciliation” agenda. At least one contender – cabinet minister and known Biren baiter Yumnam Khemchand Singh – put his…
GUWAHATI: N Biren Singh‘s attempts to project himself as the “saviour” of Manipur’s majority Meitei community throughout the 648 days of the ethnic conflict found an echo in his resignation letter as the chief minister on Sunday. He highlighted the state’s “territorial integrity” as one of the “most important” priorities, indirectly appealing to the Centre…
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Sunday criticised the timing of Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh’s resignation, arguing that his removal should have come earlier to prevent the deepening crisis in the state.Reacting to Singh’s resignation, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said, “For nearly two years, BJP’s CM Biren Singh instigated division in Manipur. PM Modi…
NEW DELHI: Nongthombam Biren Singh, the first Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief minister in Manipur, stepped down from the top post in the northeastern state on Sunday.Singh’s resignation was a much sought-after demand of the opposition parties after the state witnessed horrific ethnic clashes, which broke out on May 3, 2023. In his resignation letter…
NEW DELHI: Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh on Sunday tendered his resignation from the state’s top job after threat of a no-confidence motion loomed against his government in the upcoming assembly session.This comes amid the ongoing violence and ethnic conflict in the state that has been raging for nearly two years which claimed more…
NEW DELHI: Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh on Sunday resigned from his post, submitting his resignation letter to Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla at the Raj Bhavan in Imphal. Singh, who led the BJP government in the state, stepped down amid ongoing political developments. His resignation comes after months of unrest and internal party discussions….
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday sought Central Forensic Science Laboratory‘s report on audio clips, which, a Kuki group has claimed, have Manipur CM N Biren Singh purportedly boasting how he allowed Meitei militants to loot the state armoury to target tribals during the ethnic conflict. Aware that state appears to be limping to…
Biren Singh (Picture credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh on Tuesday expressed regret over the ongoing crisis in the state, and offered an apology to the people of Manipur for the turmoil that has plagued the region since May 2023. Reflecting on the events of the past year, the Manipur CM…
GUWAHATI: Fissures in BJP’s Manipur unit over CM N Biren Singh‘s handling of the ongoing strife deepened Tuesday after 19 of 37 saffron party MLAs representing either side of the ethnic divide skipped the previous night’s NDA meeting in which a resolution was passed to go all out against the “Kuki militants” suspected to have…
NEW DELHI: Amid the violence in Manipur, the National People’s Party (NPP) has withdrawn its support to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Manipur government under chief minister N Biren Singh, accusing them of failing to resolve the crisis and restore normalcy. It is pertinent to mention that the Manipur assembly has been formed after the…
