BJP ally MNF demands N Biren Singh’s resignation, Manipur government criticises ‘constant meddling’
Singh’s ‘misuse of power’ had worsened the ethnic conflict, making his continuation in office ‘untenable and shameful’, said Mizoram’s main Opposition party.
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The Mizo National Front on Thursday demanded the resignation of Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh amid the ethnic conflict in the state.
The conflict had been “exacerbated by the catastrophic failure” of Singh’s government and needed “immediate and resolute” action, stated Mizoram’s main Opposition party. “The suffering inflicted upon our Zofate [ethnic Mizos] brethren due to ethnic conflict has reached intolerable levels.”
Mizos share strong ethnic ties with the Kuki community in Manipur and the Chin tribes in neighbouring Myanmar.
The Mizo National Front is an ally of the Bharatiya Janata Party, which is in power in Manipur.
At least 258 persons have been killed and more than 59,000 persons displaced since the clashes broke out between the Meiteis and Kuki-Zo-Hmars communities in May 2023.
On Thursday, the Mizo National Front stated that Singh’s inaction and “misuse of power” had worsened the situation, making his continuation in office “untenable and shameful”.
The Mizo National Front also called on the Union government to take urgent and decisive action to end the conflict.
“In a nation celebrated as the world’s largest democracy, the continued erosion of human rights and attacks on religious sanctuaries betray the foundational values of justice and secularism,” it said. “That an elected government would stand idle amidst such suffering is an affront to democracy...
