Manipur CM N Biren Singh hands over the letter of resignation from the post of Chief Minister to Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla, at Raj Bhavan in Imphal on Sunday. (ANI Photo) | ANI |
Guwahati: Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh tendered his resignation to Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla at the Raj Bhawan in Imphal, this evening, at around 5:20 pm, amid buzz over a no-confidence motion and floor test by Congress on Monday, according to sources.
BJP MP Sambit Patra, State Ministers and MLAs reached Raj Bhavan to meet the Governor. Manipur CM N Biren Singh met Union Home Minister Amit Shah, in Delhi earlier today.
As per the resignation letter, CM Biren Singh mentioned, “I Nongthombam Biren Singh, Chief Minister of Manipur, am submitting my resignation herewith. It has been an honor to serve the people of Manipur thus far. 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. My sincere request to the Central government through your good office is to continue with the same. I take the opportunity to enumerate the most important ones of them:
1)To maintain the territorial integrity of Manipur which has a rich and diverse civilizational history over thousands of years.
2) To crack down on border infiltration and to formulate policy for the deportation of the illegal immigrants.
3) To continue the fight against drugs and narco terrorism.
4) To continue the stringent and fool-proof revised mechanism of FMR with the biometric being stringently applied.
5) Time bound and faster border which is underway.
Kindly, accept my resignation and oblige”
In addition, reliable reports suggest that CM Singh recommended the imposition of an animated suspension of Assembly, though further details on this matter remain unclear.
Meanwhile, Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh left for Delhi on Saturday, February 8 evening in a chartered flight, officials confirmed. However, the purpose of his visit to the national capital remains undisclosed.
It is to be mentioned here that earlier on February 5, hours after Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh left for the national capital to meet central leaders, three senior state ministers and four BJP MLAs also rushed to Delhi on a chartered flight on Wednesday evening, officials said.
The CM was likely to meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah to discuss a wide range of issues, including the security situation in the state, they said.
According to officials, PWD Minister Govindas Konthouam, forest and Environment Minister Thongam Biswajit, and Consumer Affairs Minister L Susindro Meitei took a chartered flight in the evening.
Meanwhile, as the Opposition Congress party prepares to introduce a No Confidence Motion against him in the upcoming Assembly session starting Monday, Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh has reportedly stepped down.
The Chief Minister along with Senior BJP leader Sambit Patra and some MLAs met the Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla and tendered his resignation in Imphal on Sunday. This development follows Singh’s second visit to Delhi on Sunday, where he met with top BJP leaders.
The Chief Minister reportedly met Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP National President JP Nadda to discuss the growing political crisis in the state.
This marks Singh’s second visit to the national capital in just four days, with his previous trip on February 5 following reports of rising internal dissent within his own party over his leadership.
There is speculation that Singh’s visit to Delhi is part of efforts to drum up support amid an increasingly unstable political environment, with the recent withdrawal of the National People’s Party (NPP) further straining the Chief Minister’s position.
Singh’s visit comes a day after he met with 21 BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) MLAs at his official residence on Saturday, in a bid to solidify his support base. The BJP’s internal unrest, however, continues to be a concern.
Congress Working President K Devabrata Singh had earlier said that several BJP MLAs have begun to revolt against Singh’s leadership, adding fuel to the political fire.
“This is not a rumour; it is exactly what is happening. Amit Shah is trying to convince the revolting BJP MLAs and ministers to remain calm in the upcoming Assembly session so the BJP government can survive,” he exclusively told earlier on February 5.
