Reacting to the resignation of Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh, Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi on Monday said that the Opposition's continuous pressure has led to the change but accused the BJP of lacking a concrete plan to restore peace in the state.
Following the resignation of Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh, Trinamool Congress MP Kirti Azad hit out at the BJP and said that the party would have to answer for the atrocities that have happened in Manipur.
"We accept the decision taken by the high command. The problem is gone. The problem we are facing now is how to bring back normalcy. As per the system of the party, whatever the party's high command decides, we have to accept it. All the members will accept the party's decision," Y Khemch
The opposition leaders had been coming all guns blazing at the former Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh after he resigned from the position of the head of state on Sunday following the rampant violence that has disrupted normalcy in Manipur for the past two years.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Manipur President A Sharda Devi backed N Biren Singh's decision to resign from the Chief Minister's post, asserting that the decision was made for the peace of the region.
In the wake of resignation of Manipur Chief Minister Biren Singh, Deputy Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha, Gaurav Gogoi claimed that his resignation was aimed to save the BJP government in the state.
Congress leader Udit Raj slammed Bharatiya Janata Party following Manipur Chief Minister Biren Singh resignation nearly two years after violence marred the state.
"For nearly two years, BJP's CM Biren Singh instigated division in Manipur. PM Modi allowed him to continue despite the violence, loss of life, and the destruction of the idea of India in Manipur," Rahul Gandhi wrote on X.