As violence escalates in Manipur, Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma’s National People’s Party (NPP) has withdrawn its support from the BJP-led government headed by Chief Minister N Biren Singh. The NPP has seven MLAs in the 60-seat Manipur Assembly.
“The National People’s Party would like to convey its deep concern over the prevailing law and order situation in the state of Manipur. In the last few days, we have seen the situation further deteriorate where many more innocent lives have been lost and people in the state are going through immense suffering. We strongly feel that the Manipur state government under the leadership of Biren Singh has completely failed to resolve the crisis and restore normalcy,” Sangma wrote on Sunday in a letter to BJP national president J P Nadda.
“Keeping the current situation in mind, the National People’s Party has decided to withdraw its support to the Biren Singh-led government in the state of Manipur, with immediate effect,” the letter added.
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An NPP MLA, who did not wish to be identified, commented, “The government is already at odds with the seven BJP Kuki MLAs. Now, without the seven NPP MLAs, he (Biren) will struggle to prove his majority in the Assembly.”
