NEW DELHI: The ministry of home affairs on Thursday announced that President’s Rule has been imposed in Manipur. This came days after Manipur CM Biren Singh tendered his resignation to the governor of the state.“Whereas, I, Droupadi Murmu. President of India, have received a report from the Governor of the State of Manipur and after … Read more
GUWAHATI: Manipur was buzzing Tuesday about the possibility of Raj Bhavan breaking the political status quo after an NDA delegation led by BJP’s Northeast minder Sambit Patra trooped to governor AK Bhalla with what many hoped was a breakthrough in the search for a successor to caretaker CM N Biren Singh.BJP’s state president A Sharda … Read more
GUWAHATI: Manipur CM N Biren Singh’s defiance of repeated resignation calls over his handling of the ethnic conflict raging there since May 2023 ended Sunday when he put in his papers on eve of the assembly’s budget session, and a possible no-trust motion by Congress against the BJP-led government.Governor A K Bhalla accepted Biren’s resignation … Read more
GUWAHATI: Immediately after chief minister N Biren Singh resigned on Sunday afternoon, an uneasy calm descended upon the city of Imphal, the capital of strife-torn Manipur, with substantial deployment of police and security personnel on the streets to prevent any outbreak of violence.Imphal witnessed several violent incidents during the past two years after an ethnic … Read more
NEW DELHI: Accusing Biren Singh of instigating division in the state for two years, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi Sunday said PM Narendra Modi allowed Singh to continue “despite the violence, loss of life and the destruction of the idea of India” in the state.Congress linked Biren’s resignation to the no-confidence motion that the party was … Read more
NEW DELHI: Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh submitted his resignation to Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla at the Raj Bhavan on Sunday. Singh, who was accompanied by 14 BJP and NPF MLAs, had just returned from Delhi before making the move. State BJP president A Sharda and senior BJP leader Sambit Patra were also part … Read more