Politics / Manipur

IMPHAL, January 10: The State Opposition, aiming to keep up the pressure on the Ruling Front, has filed fresh applications with the state Assembly Speaker, S Dhananjoy, for taking up disqualification proceedings against ministers Onjamang Haokip, Hankhanpao, S Chandra and Md Allauddin. According to reliable sources, BJP MLA K Ranjit filed an application against PHED minister Onjamang Haokip, Samata MLA M Oken against Hankhanpao, Nimaichand Luwang against family welfare minister S Chandra, and L Kerani against MoS (minorities) Md Allauddin. All four named members are already facing...

IMPHAL, January 10: Counting of votes for the elections held to 7 municipal councils and 18 nagar panchayats was completed peacefully today. Judging from the results available so far, the ruling MSCP and the BJP were the strongest performers, with the MSCP grabbing Mayang Imphal municipal councils and at least four nagar panchayats outright, while the BJP has captured the Bishnupur municipal council, along with at least three nagar panchayats. The Congress also performed well in some areas. In Mayang Imphal municipal council, seven MSCP candidates, two INC, one SP and two Independent...

IMPHAL, January 10: With differences growing between the Chief Minister and president of the ruling Manipur State Congress Party (MSCP), Wahengbam Nipamacha Singh, and working president of the MSCP and Union Minister of State for Food Processing T Chaoba Singh, moves are on to remove the former from the post of MSCP chief, a highly placed inside source said. The central executive meeting of the MSCP was held here a few days back wherein it was decided that it would be prudent to remove Nipamacha Singh as chief of the MSCP. The reliable source further said that 14 to 21 members of the central...

IMPHAL, January 9: Samata Party Legislature leader Koijam Radhabinod said Manipur Regional Congress Party had joined Samata Party as it had full confidence that it will get Centre's help in toppling Nipamacha Ministry and installing a new Government having similar ideologies with the NDA at the Centre. He told reporters today that there is a high possibility that the Manipur Democratic Front of the Opposition parties will become partners with the NDA government. He said that the MRCP merged to the Samata Party, as it needed Centre's help in pulling down the United Front Ministry. He said that...

IMPHAL, January 8: The recent Delhi trips of Chief minister Nipamacha and his team, and various Opposition stalwarts are starting to have repercussions. On the one hand, a number of Ruling ministers and government officials are reported to be quaking in their boots after the chief minister gave his consent to the CBI investigations in certain specific cases. On the other hand, there is talk of the Opposition camp splitting because of the decision of the Congress MLAs to join the Samata Party. According to insider sources, following the chief minister agreeing to CBI investigations into the...

IMPHAL, January 7: The 12 point action plan which had been submitted to the Union Home Minister, LK Advani will be translated into action. The approval of the state cabinet will be obtained as some plans involve state's policy matters. This was disclosed by the Chief Minister W Nipamacha while addressing reporters shortly after his arrival here. He and his senior cabinet colleagues had been camping in New Delhi in response to an urgent summon by the Union Home Minister. Nipamacha claimed that the Union Home Minister had highly appreciated the action plan proposed by him, his senior colleagues...

NEW DELHI, January 7: The threat of President's rule, which was looming large over Manipur, appeared to have receded on Saturday with the State government agreeing to toe the Centre's line to tackle insurgency and tone up the administration. The 11-month-old Nipamacha Singh Ministry in Manipur, which was facing a serious threat due to the political tussle, got a fresh lease of life with the Chief Minister submitting a time-bound action plan to bring the State out of the financial rut and stamp out militancy, after days of dithering and procrastination. The action plan, which includes CBI probe...

IMPHAL, January 7: Manipur chief minister W. Nipamacha Singh has said the 12-point action plan which he submitted to Union home minister L.K. Advani yesterday would be soon placed before the state Cabinet for approval. Addressing a news conference here today after his return from the national capital, Nipamacha Singh said his meeting with Advani was cordial. The home minister has assured him all help to tackle insurgency and improve administration in the state, he added. The action plan has drawn flak from senior members of the Manipur State Congress Party (MSCP) which the chief minister heads...

IMPHAL, December 6: With differences widening between the working president of the MSCP, T Chaoba and president W Nipamacha, moves are on to remove Nipamacha from the post of president, revealed an inside source of the party today. According to the source a hush-hush meeting of the Central Executive meeting of the party was held a few days back wherein prudent to remove Nipamacha as chief of the MSCP. The source added 14 of the 21 members of the Central Executive were present at the secret meeting. Union Minister and working president T Chaoba was also present at the meeting. When TSE...

IMPHAL, January 6: The rift in Manipur State Congress Party (MSCP) widened after the W. Nipamacha Singh-led United Front of Manipur government signed a 12-point action plan with the Union home ministry today. Many senior MSCP leaders, loyal to Union minister of state for food processing Thounaojam Chaoba Singh termed the action plan a sell out of the state's powers to the Centre. The UFM comprises the MSCP and the Federal Party of Manipur (FPM). The action plan, chalked out to tackle militancy and improve the administration in the state, was submitted by Nipamacha Singh to Union home minister...