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Updated: Nov 19, 2024 19:36 IST
Imphal (M.pur) [India], November 19 (.): M.pur Chief Minister Biren Singh on Tuesday hit back at Congress leader P Chidambaram for blaming him for the crisis in the state and accused the former Union Minister of being the “root cause” of the ongoing crisis in northeastern state.
m.pur-cm”>M.pur CM remarks comes after Chidambaram’s post which was later deleted in which he mentioned about the division and alleging the present crisis is due to the CM of M.pur.
“P Chidambaram is a senior Congress leader and I am surprised to see his ‘X’ handle mentioning about the division and alleging the present crisis is due to the CM of M.pur. There are a few problems that we are facing due to the ignorance of the Central leaders during the Congress time… P Chidambaram is the root cause of the present crisis,”
Singh claimed that when Chidambaram was the Home Minister in the then Congress government and Okram Ibobi Singh was the CM of M.pur, they brought a Myanmarese foreigner, Thanglianpau Guite.
“When he was the Home Minister in the then Congress government and Okram Ibobi Singh was the CM (of M.pur), they brought a Myanmarese foreigner, Thanglianpau Guite… That person was the chairman Zomi Re-Unification Army, which is banned in Myanmar… Here is a photograph where P Chidambadam is meeting Thanglianpau… They never cared about the North East and the indigenous people… The present crisis is the problem of the illegal migrants from Myanmar and they try to dominate the indigenous people of M.pur and the entire North East… Whatever the problem is there in M.pur is created by Congress… They cannot wash their hands so easily,” m.pur-cm”>M.pur CM said.
Earlier today, Union Home Minister P Chidambaram demanded that M.pur Chief Minister Biren Singh be removed “immediately.” He criticised the government for the deployment of 5,000 additional central armed police personnel amid the ongoing tensions in M.pur over the killing of six innocent people including women and children.
The former Union Minister also took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying that it would be statesmanship if PM Modi visited M.pur and addressed their problems.
“Rushing 5,000 more central armed police jawans is not the answer to the M.pur crisis. It is more wisdom: acknowledging that Mr Biren Singh, the chief minister, is the cause of the crisis and removing him immediately. ” P Chidambaram said.
Meanwhile, several M.pur MLAs on Monday passed a resolution listing their demands including asking the central government to review the imposition of the Armed Forces Special Power Act (AFSPA) in the state.
The resolution also said that a mass operation must be initiated within seven days against the Kuki militants allegedly responsible for the killing of six people including women and children in Jiribam. It also demanded the transfer of three key cases to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) that are linked to the death of one woman who was burnt, the killing of six innocent civilians, and the killing of a woman farmer.
The MLAs in their resolution decided to declare Kuki militants responsible for the killings of six innocent people including women and children to be declared an “unlawful org.sation” within seven days.
This escalation comes after six people were found dead. In response to the incident, the M.pur government had initially suspended internet services in seven districts.
On Monday, the M.pur government announced an extension of the temporary suspension of internet and mobile data services in the territorial jurisdiction of Imphal West, Imphal East, Bishnupur, Kakching, Kangpokpi, Thoubal and Churachandpur.
The suspension will continue till 5:15 pm on Wednesday, November 20, 2024.
Violence erupted in M.pur on May 3 last year following clashes during a rally org.sed by the All Tribals Students Union (ATSU) to protest against the demand for the inclusion of the Meitei community in the Scheduled Tribe category. (.)
