Congress Slams CM Biren Singh Over ‘Belated’ Resignation, Urges PM Modi To Go to Manipur – News18
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Congress criticized N Biren Singh’s resignation as Manipur CM as “belated” and urged PM Modi to go to the state. They blamed Modi for neglecting Manipur, resulting in violence and displacement.
Manipur CM N Biren Singh tendered his resignation on Sunday. (PTI photograph)
The Congress on Sunday described N Biren Singh’s resignation from the submit of Manipur chief minister as “belated”, and mentioned “our frequent-flier” Prime Minister Narendra Modi should go to the state instantly and share with the individuals his plans to revive normalcy.
The opposition get together’s assault got here shortly after Singh tendered his resignation to Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla on the Raj Bhavan in Imphal.
Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge described Singh’s resignation as “shutting the secure door after the horse has bolted”.
He additionally blamed Modi as the actual wrongdoer of “disdain and apathy” in the direction of the strife-torn state.
“It’s painful to say that for 21 months, the BJP ignited a fireplace in Manipur and left the individuals throughout communities to fend for themselves,” Kharge mentioned in a submit on X.
“Their rank incompetence and utter disregard for Rajdharma resulted in not less than 258 individuals having died, greater than 5,600 arms and 6.5 lakh rounds of ammunition have been looted from police armouries, greater than 60,000 individuals displaced and hundreds nonetheless compelled to reside in aid camps,” he added.
Additional slamming the prime minister, Kharge mentioned Modi had forgotten that Manipur was part of India. “It’s excessive time he rejigs his reminiscence and find the state of Manipur on the map of India!” “Modi ji has not stepped on Manipur’s soil since his final election marketing campaign in January 2022, though he had time to go to a number of international international locations in between. Now that the chief minister has belatedly resigned, we hope and urge him to go to Manipur and listen to the tales of horror from the individuals,” the Congress chief added.
He expressed aid that higher sense prevailed and that this was not a “2023-like-resignation-drama”, referring to Singh’s earlier provide to resign if it helped clear up the battle and convey normalcy.
Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi mentioned Singh was compelled to resign because of mounting public strain, the Supreme Court docket’s (SC) intervention and his get together’s plan to maneuver a no-confidence movement within the meeting.
“For almost two years, the BJP’s Chief Minister Biren Singh instigated division in Manipur. Prime Minister Modi allowed him to proceed regardless of the violence, lack of life, and the destruction of the concept of India in Manipur,” the opposition chief within the Lok Sabha mentioned in a submit on X.
“The resignation of Chief Minister Biren Singh reveals that mounting public strain, the SC investigation and the no-confidence movement by the Congress have compelled a reckoning,” Gandhi added.
He, nonetheless, mentioned essentially the most pressing precedence was to revive peace within the state and work to heal the injuries of the individuals.
“Prime Minister Narendra Modi should go to Manipur directly, hearken to the individuals and at last clarify his plan to deliver again normalcy,” he mentioned.
AICC normal secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh mentioned the Congress was all set to maneuver a no-confidence movement in opposition to Singh and his council of ministers within the Manipur Meeting on Monday.
“Sensing the local weather, the Manipur chief minister has simply resigned. This was a requirement that the Congress has been making since early Could 2023, when Manipur erupted,” he mentioned in a submit on X.
“The chief minister’s resignation was belated. The individuals of Manipur now await a go to by our frequent-flier prime minister who’s off to France and the US now — and who has discovered neither the time nor the inclination to go to Manipur these previous 20 months,” Ramesh mentioned.
AICC normal secretary in-charge organisation KC Venugopal mentioned it had been clear to the world since Could 2023 that Singh’s place as Manipur chief minister was untenable.
“It was additionally evident that he was unfit to stay in his submit, but the central authorities continued to defend him regardless of rising calls for for his elimination,” he mentioned in a submit on X.
“For over 20 months, he fuelled chaos, exacerbating the civil war-like scenario in Manipur. His inaction and lively function in instigating violence price many treasured lives — lives that would have been saved had he been eliminated earlier,” he added.
Venugopal claimed that “the irrefutable audio clips exposing his function in inciting violence, and the Congress get together’s no-confidence movement in opposition to his authorities lastly compelled him to resign”.
“We hope this marks step one in the direction of ending the horrific nightmare that Manipur has endured,” he added.
Singh’s resignation got here hours after he returned from Delhi.
In a letter to the governor, he mentioned, “It has been an honour to serve the individuals of Manipur so far. I’m extraordinarily grateful to the central authorities for time actions, interventions, developmental work and implementation of assorted initiatives for safeguarding the pursuits of each single Manipuri.” “My honest request to the central authorities by means of your good workplace is to proceed with the identical. I take the chance to enumerate crucial ones of them … To keep up the territorial integrity of Manipur which has a wealthy and numerous civilisational historical past over hundreds of years,” he added.
Singh additionally requested the Centre to proceed the “crackdown on border infiltration and to formulate coverage for the deportation of the unlawful immigrants and the combat in opposition to medication and narco terrorism”.
He urged the central authorities “to proceed the stringent and fool-proof revised mechanism of Free Motion Regime with the biometric being stringently utilized time sure and sooner border which is underway”.
On Saturday, Singh convened a gathering with BJP-led ruling alliance MLAs on the Secretariat. The assembly was held within the wake of the opposition Congress looking for to maneuver a no-confidence movement in opposition to the federal government.
Greater than 250 individuals have been killed and hundreds rendered homeless since ethnic violence broke out within the state in Could 2023.
(This story has not been edited by News18 workers and is printed from a syndicated information company feed – PTI)
