BJP's key ally in Manipur withdraws support to the government

Imphal: In Manipur, the BJP-led government lost its key ally, the National People's Party (NPP), on Sunday. NPP withdrew its support to the N Biren Singh government here, stating that the administration completely failed to resolve the crisis and restore normalcy in the state, PTI reported.

The NPP has 7 MLAs in the 60-member Manipur assembly.

NPP said in a letter to BJP national president JP Nadda that the situation in Manipur deteriorated further and many more innocent lives in the past few days. People in the state are going through immense suffering, the letter said.

"We strongly feel that the Manipur state government under the leadership of Shri Biren Singh has completely failed to resolve the crisis and restore normalcy.

"Keeping the current situation in mind, the National People's Party has decided to withdraw its support to the Biren Singh government in the state of Manipur, with immediate effect," the letter read.

Meanwhile, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge alleged on Sunday that Narendra Modi-led BJP is deliberately letting Manipur burn. He said that the chaos in the borders state will serve the party’s divisive politics.

Kharge surfaced with the accusation as fresh violence broke out in the state, which is ruled by the saffron party.

Kharge said that Manipur people will never forgive or forget Prime Minister Narendra Modi for leaving them to fend for themselves and never visiting the state to heal their miseries.

The leader wrote on X, “@narendramodi ji, Under your double engine governments, ‘neither Manipur is one, nor is Manipur Safe’.”

“Since May 2023, it is undergoing unimaginable pain, division and simmering violence, which has destroyed the future of its people.”

“We are saying it with utmost responsibility that it looks that the BJP deliberately wants Manipur to burn, for it serves its hateful, divisive politics,” he said.