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
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
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 … Read more
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 … Read more