Conrad Sangma’s NPP withdraws support from BJP-led Manipur government citing failure to resolve crisis – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Amid the violence in Manipur, the National People’s Party (NPP) has withdrawn its support to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Manipur government under chief minister N Biren Singh, accusing them of failing to resolve the crisis and restore normalcy.
It is pertinent to mention that the Manipur assembly has been formed after the coalition of Bharatiya Janata Party, Naga People’s Front, Lok Janshakti Party and National People’s Party‘s 7 MLAs.

In a letter addressed to BJP chief JP Nadda, the NPP’s chief and Meghalaya chief minister Conrad Sangma said that they witnessed a deteriorating situation in Mapur where several innocent people lost their lives and public in the State are going through immense suffering.
“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,” the letter read.
“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.
Violence broke out in Manipur on Saturday night when protesters, seeking justice for six individuals killed by militants in Jiribam district, took to the streets. The unrest intensified as demonstrators targeted the ancestral residence of Chief Minister N Biren Singh, along with homes of three state ministers and six MLAs.
The protesters set fire to several properties, including PWD Minister Govindas Konthoujam’s house in Ningthoukhong, BJP MLA Y Radheshyam’s residence at Langmeidong Bazar, BJP MLA Paonam Brojen’s house in Thoubal district, and Congress MLA Th Lokeshwar’s property in Imphal East district, according to official reports.
Looking at the situation, the state government imposed infinite curfew in Imphal and suspended internet services in parts of the state.