Amid President's rule in Manipur, all the BJP MLAs met at the party office and discussed forming a popular government in the state, BJP President I Manipur Adhikarmayum Sharda Devi has said.
Nearly 25 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs are meeting at the residence of party MLA Thongam Biswajit Singh in Imphal to push for the formation of a popular government in Manipur.
Ten MLAs, including eight from the BJP, one from the NPP, and one Independent MLA, met Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla at the Raj Bhavan in Imphal on Wednesday, demanding the formation of a "popular" government in the ethnic violence-hit state.
Moments after meeting Governor Ajay Bhalla, Manipur's Independent MLA Sapam Nishikanta Singh on Wednesday stated that a all NDA legislators wanted a popular government in the state.
Congress MLA from Bandipora, Nizamuddin Bhat, on Sunday said that while every right-thinking citizen wants to see an end to terrorism, it is equally important to ensure that innocent people do not suffer and democratic institutions are not weakened in the process.