The Congress on Sunday termed N Biren Singh’s resignation as “belated” and took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, calling him a “frequent-flier,” saying he ought to go to Manipur.
The Opposition’s assault got here quickly after Singh submitted his resignation to Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla on the Raj Bhavan in Imphal.
Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge likened Singh’s resignation to “shutting the secure door after the horse has bolted.”
He additionally held Modi chargeable for the “disdain and apathy” in direction of the strife-torn state.
“It’s painful to say that for 21 months, the BJP ignited a hearth in Manipur and left the individuals throughout communities to fend for themselves,” Kharge stated in a submit on X (previously Twitter).
“Their rank incompetence and utter disregard for Rajdharma resulted in no less than 258 individuals having died, greater than 5,600 arms and 6.5 lakh rounds of ammunition had been looted from police armouries, greater than 60,000 individuals displaced and hundreds nonetheless pressured to stay in aid camps,” the Congress president stated.
Slamming the prime minister additional, Kharge stated Modi had forgotten that Manipur was part of India. He stated, “It’s excessive time he rejigs his reminiscence and locates 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.
Chief of Opposition within the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi stated that Singh was pressured to resign attributable to mounting public strain, the Supreme Court docket’s intervention, and his celebration’s plan to maneuver a no-confidence movement within the meeting.
“For practically 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 thought of India in Manipur,” stated Rahul Gandhi 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 pressured a reckoning,” he added.
Congress chief Jairam Ramesh stated the celebration had been demanding Singh’s resignation since Might 2023, and he lastly sensed the scenario and resigned.
“Sensing the local weather, the Manipur chief minister has simply resigned. This was a requirement that the Congress has been making since early Might 2023, when Manipur erupted,” he stated 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 stated.
