Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Sunday mentioned that Manipur Chief Minister Biren Singh resigned amid mounting stress from public, Supreme Court and Congress.
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Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Sunday mentioned that Manipur Chief Minister Biren Singh resigned amid mounting stress from public, Supreme Court and Congress.
Gandhi additionally accused Biren Singh of “instigating” division in Manipur and blamed PM Narendra Modi for “allowing him to continue.”
“For nearly two years, BJP’s CM Biren Singh instigated division in Manipur. PM Modi allowed him to continue despite the violence, loss of life, and the destruction of the idea of India in Manipur,” Rahul Gandhi wrote on X.
For practically two years, BJP’s CM Biren Singh instigated division in Manipur. PM Modi allowed him to proceed regardless of the violence, lack of life, and the destruction of the thought of India in Manipur.
The resignation of CM Biren Singh reveals that mounting public stress, the SC…
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) February 9, 2025
“The resignation of CM Biren Singh shows that mounting public pressure, the SC investigation and the no-confidence motion by the Congress have forced a reckoning,” Gandhi added.
Gandhi additional focused PM Modi and requested him to go to Manipur.
“But the most urgent priority is to restore peace in the state, and work to heal the wounds of the people of Manipur. PM Modi must visit Manipur at once, listen to the people and finally explain his plan to bring back normalcy,” Gandhi mentioned.
Manipur CM Biren Singh tendered his resignation to Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla at Raj Bhawan practically two years after the violence marred the state. He was accompanied by BJP president A Sharda, BJP’s North East Manipur in-charge Sambit Patra, together with a minimum of 19 MLAs.
“It has been an honour to serve the people of Manipur so far,” Singh mentioned in his resignation letter.
“I am extremely grateful to the Central government for timely actions, interventions, developmental work and implementation of various projects for safeguarding the interest of every single Manipuri,” he additional mentioned within the letter.
The violence between the Meitei and the Kuki communities in Manipur erupted after a rally by the All Tribal Students Union of Manipur (ATSUM) on May 3, 2023, following the Manipur High Court order directing the state to think about the inclusion of the Meitei neighborhood within the Scheduled Tribes listing.
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