Guwahati: The resignation of N Biren Singh as Manipur’s Prime Minister after almost two years of stop calls for his expulsion, came with the obvious question: why now?
The buzz is that the BJP Brass in Delhi forced his hand, concerned about the growing crack among the legislators of the party in the state for their management of the ethnic conflict and the possibility that the opposition congress progresses with a motion of trusted endless harmful against BJP. Government despite not having the numbers to do it. Governor Ak Bhalla declared his notification calling on the budget session of Monday “null and null” after Biren’s resignation.
BJP and its allies represent 45 MLA in the house of 60, which, in paper, means that the movement of without trust would have reached a rapid end. However, of the 37 MLA of BJP, seven are Kukis that could have refrained from voting. In addition, among the remaining 30, Biren no longer enjoys unconditional support.
BJP Brass would not have wanted to risk the slightest possibility of shame in case of voting on the first opposition motion since this government assumed the position. The fissures within the party of the BJP Legislature were extended in November in November in the past when 19 MLA, including the seven Kuki legislators, jumped a meeting convened by Biren to discuss the law and order in the state following the Violence in Jiribam. The same month, the strongest ally of BJP in the state, the NPP of the Prime Minister of Meghalaya, Conrad Sangma, withdrew support to the government to Biren “not being able to resolve the crisis and restore normality.” Sangma said his party would review the decision if there was a leadership change.
A filtered audio clip in which Biren supposedly makes offensive comments against a community was also against him. The video went viral in August last year.
On February 3, the Supreme Court requested a report by the Central Laboratory of Forensic Sciences on the film that suggests the role of Biren in the promotion of ethnic violence.
The Manipur government came out with statements twice, on August 8 and 20 of last year, stating that the clip was “manipulated” and that its circulation in social networks was “a malicious attempt of certain sections to incite community violence or derail the peace process that has begun at multiple levels. “
