Ann Berain Singh resigned as the Chief Minister of Manipur on Sunday, a few hours after the meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who after the days of discord within the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state unit and a belief in the assembly Regarding the danger of the composition, almost, almost 21 months later, ethnic violence which killed more than 250 and many thousands of people displaced the Northeast province.
Singh resigned to Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla in the state capital Imphal, when the state assembly was scattered on Sunday evening at 5.30 pm to call the state assembly for the budget session.
“It has been an honor to serve the people of Manipur till now. Singh said in his resignation letter, “I am very grateful to the Central Government in my resignation letter for timely action, intervention, developmental work and implementation of various projects.
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He was accompanied by BJP’s north-east in-charge Summit Patra, State President A Sharda and 19 MLAs. Patra will remain in Imphal, where he will help on the party’s pick as a successor of Singh.
Five days after directing a Central Forensic Lab for a report on the audio tape leaked by the Supreme Court, the resignation came, which allegedly had a lion’s facility and where he is allegedly heard saying that he was reportedly heard. Ethnic violence in the state was instigated at his request.
opposition party accused To remove Singh from his position, the BJP removed its position from “beltsly” to prevent its government from collapse and fear of recurrence from the Supreme Court.
Rahul Gandhi, Congress Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Said Singh provoked the partition in Manipur for two years “.
“Prime Minister Modi allowed him to continue despite violence, loss of life and destruction of India’s idea in Manipur,” he said on X.
Meitei groups said that Singh’s resignation was at a bad time, even cookie groups said it was a long time overdose.
“I don’t think it was the right time for Singh to tender his resignation. The move would strengthen cookie separatist forces in Manipur,” a major Meitei organization Manipur Integrity (COCCOMI), former coordinator of the Coordination Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCCOMI), Jitendra Nigomba Said.
Chhatri Cookie Group Indigenous Tribal Leaders Forum (ITLF), which has demanded Singh’s resignation after the violence, said that his movement would continue until a separate administration demands.
ITLF spokesperson Ginja Wolzong said, “We believe that he knew that he would have voted in a no -confidence voting in the Manipur Assembly, and to save his face, he would have submitted his resignation.”
Sunday marked a Nadir for the former footballer, who played for the team of Border Security Force (BSF) and made its way to the political ladder of the state, first as a member of Congress for 13 years and then BJP, In which he joined in 2016. He was appointed the Chief Minister of Manipur after the assembly elections in 2017 after the assembly elections.
Calls for Singh’s dismissal have intensified about two years after the conflict between the majority Meiteis and minority kukas through the state on May 3, 2023. Long -last -lasting ethnic enmity means that Meiteis, who live in a large -scale Imphal Valley grounds, and Kukis, who live mainly in the hills, have withdrawn their respective strongholds, in which strong buffers Zone separates both.
The resignation of the 64 -year -old booked dissatisfaction for several days from a rash of BJP MLAs in the struggling state, even Congress leader Jeram Ramesh confirmed that the party MLAs would carry forward a no -confidence motion against the BJP. Home on Monday. People aware of the development said that some BJP MLAs threatened to sit in the opposition during mistrust speed, if Singh diluted Singh.
In his letter to Manipur Governor Bhalla, appointed in December, Singh told five “important” interventions that the central government should continue in the state: “To maintain the regional integrity of Manipur …”; To tighten the border infiltration and prepare a policy for the exile of illegal migrants; To continue the fight against drugs and narco terrorism; FMRs with biometrics are being strictly implemented to continue the stringent and silly modified mechanisms; Time bound and sharp boundary that is going on ”.
A statement by the Manipur Raj Bhawan Secretariat confirmed the resignation.
“Along with the Chief Minister, some ministers, MLAs and the BJP state president, he called the Governor this evening and resigned. The Governor has accepted the Chief Minister’s resignation with the Council of Ministers and asked him to continue in the post until alternative arrangements are made, ”said this.
Singh left for Delhi late on Saturday and met Union Home Minister Amit Shah at his residence.
He went back to Imphal on a chartered flight, reached around 3 pm on Sunday and went straight to Raj Bhavan after meeting some of his colleagues at his residence.
On February, Shah called Singh on Saturday, a few days after meeting a group of Manipur BJP MLAs, including State Cabinet Minister Y Khamchand. In return, this meeting was met with many other ministers and MLAs of Khamchand state.
Singh demanded a meeting with Shah on 5 February, which has a hasty flying “on a commercial flight” to Delhi. However, it was not known in that meeting and it was not clear that there was any other conversation with the party leaders that day.
“Singh and some other leaders were due to flying for prayer through Delhi at 8 pm on that evening (5 February). But he ended the plan and flew an Indigo flight from Imphal to Delhi at 11 am to hold meetings with BJP leaders, ”said a BJP leader.
The leader said, “We were told that he could not meet Shah and later, around midnight, went to Prayagraj in a chartered flight, who had landed from Manipur by then,” the leader said.
The Meitei leader got very little support to hang, others said.
“If the CM had not resigned, it would have been shameful for the party on Monday. Congress leaders of Manipur had already announced that they would demand a motion of no confidence. About five to 10 BJP MLAs pledged to sit in opposition and not support it. These MLAs also include ministers. The CM knew this and was being regularly informed to the central leadership, so he resigned, “Another Manipur BJP leader said, which was asked not to be named.
The 60 -member Manipur House currently has a strength of 59 after the death of a National People’s Party (NPP) MLA. Of these, BJP has 32 seats, NPP Six, National People’s Front (NPF) has five, Cookie Peoples Alliance (KPA) has two, Janata Dal (United) has six, Congress five and three are independent.
The Manipur BJP leader said, “When he visited the governor, he still had 20 MLAs,” said the Manipur BJP leader.
BJP’s cookie MLAs welcomed Singh’s exit. “Good reduction,” said Paolinlal Hawkip, one of the seven cookie MLAs of the BJP.
After Singh’s resignation, Governor Bhalla abolished the budget session of Manipur House, in a notification by the Assembly Secretary. Since the onset of violence, the demand for swelling for Singh’s dismissal has gone in his support.
All seven of BJP cookie MLAs, two of the cookie People’s Alliance and one Swatantra have withdrawn support for Singh.
Singh’s muscle attitude also separated BJP partners within its umbrella alliance in the Northeast in the North-East Democratic alliance.
In November, Conrad Sangma’s NPP withdrew support, stating that the BJP -led state government had “failed completely to resolve the crisis and restore the general situation”.
In an interview with HT the same month, Mizoram Chief Minister Lulduhoma said that the Leo was an obligation for the state, its people and the BJP, saying that the President’s rule was also better than his administration.
Nevertheless, Singh dug his heels shoes, cast a shadow on the future of the BJP-led Manipur government till the February turmoil, as his legal troubles.
The Supreme Court case revolves around the alleged audio recording made by a whistleblower during a closed door meeting with Manipur CM. The petitioner claims that these tapes confirm allegations of deliberate faults of caste violence in the state.
The petitioner organization has demanded an inquiry into a court-lover in the tape, claiming that they reveal the evidence of CM’s participation in fueling ethnic clashes.
“I don’t even know the truth of the transcript … when the CFSL report will come? It should be investigated. Do not let it become another issue. Enter a report within a month,” set the time for the next hearing for March 25 Hu, ordered the Apex Court Bench.
Opposition parties criticized Singh’s legacy. “This is a belted decision, but a good step. Singh had failed on all fronts during his tenure and consequently there was a crisis of chaos and governance, ”said Meghchandra Singh, president of the Congress’s Manipur unit.
