Withdrawal of KPA support will have no bearing on Biren government: Sapam Ranjan Singh

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Sapam Ranjan Singh said that this would have no impact on the Biren Singh government as it has the absolute number. Singh said, “Withdrawal or supporting is their prerogative. It is democratic process.

This will not affect the government in any way for we have absolute numbers.” He said, “They have sought separate administration. However, we have made it clear that there will be no separate administration. Union Home minister Amit Shah on several occasions had stated that there will be no separate administration.

Both the Centre and state government are working to restore peace in the state.” KPA with two MLAs in the Manipur Assembly on Sunday withdrew its support from the BJP-led state government. Addressing a letter to Manipur Governor Anusuiya Uikey, KPA President Tongmang Haokip said: “After careful consideration of the current conflagration, the continued support for the incumbent government of Manipur led by Chief Minister N. Biren Singh is no longer fructuous.

«Accordingly, the support of the KPA to the government of Manipur is hereby withdrawn and can be considered null and void.” The leaders of the KPA as partners of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) had attended the NDA meeting held in Delhi on July 18. However, the withdrawal of support by the two KPA MLAs will not affect the BJP-led government in Manipur. In the 60-member Assembly, the BJP on its own has 32 MLAs while the National People’s Party (7 members), Janata Dal-United (6), Naga People’s Front (5) and two Independents are supporting the saffron party-led government.