Six ministers have withdrawn from the government led by Biren Singh in Manipur
Guwahati:
Six ministers were removed from the government cabinet led by Biren Singh of the BJP in Manipur. They are three from the BJP, two from its ally National People’s Party (NPP) and one from the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP).
In a hasty swearing-in ceremony tonight, five new cabinet ministers were installed in the Manipur cabinet. They include two MLAs who recently left Congress to join the BJP. A closet bunk has been left open.
A shakeup had been on the card since last Monday, after Biren Singh accompanied by Manipur BJP chief Saikhom Tikendra Singh went to Delhi to meet with party chief JP Nadda, national general secretaries BL Santosh, Ram Madhav, National Vice President Baijayant Panda and Northeast Democratic Alliance Coordinator and Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
Three BJP ministers – V Hankhalian, Nemcha Kipgen and Thokchom Radheshyam Singh – and two ministers from ally NPP Jayanta Kumar Singh and N Kayisii, and one from LJP Karam Shyam have been removed from the cabinet. Ms. Kipgen was the only female minister in Biren Singh’s 12-member cabinet.
The five new cabinet ministers are S Rajen Sayabrata and V Valte of BJP and two former congressional traffickers, former Prime Minister Okram Ibobi Singh’s nephew, Okram Henry, and Oinam Lukhoi Singh.
Two months ago, the Manipur government faced tough times when the PNP led by Senior Vice Minister Y Joykumar withdrew from government days before Rajya Sabha’s elections this year to back Congress.
Sources had said that the two congressional traitors who were appointed ministers today saved the BJP in the Rajya Sabha elections.
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