No threat to Manipur govt, crisis to be resolved in 2-3 days: Himanta Biswa Sarma

June 22: North-East Democratic Alliance (NEDA) Convenor Himanta Biswa Sarma said, “Things are very much under control and there is nothing to worry. We will resolve the issue in the next two or three days in the spirit of NEDA (North-East Democratic Alliance) and NDA (National Democratic Alliance) principles.” The BJP-led coalition in Manipur was reduced to a minority last week after three party MLAs resigned and six other MLAs—four from National People’s Party (NPP), one from Trinamool Congress (TMC) and an Independent legislator – withdrew support to it.

On Sunday, NEDA Convenor Himanta Biswa Sarma along with NPP national president and CM Sangma had flown to Manipur capital Imphal on a chartered flight to hold discussions and bury the differences among the coalition partners. The BJP’s strength in the assembly has been reduced to 18 after the resignation of three of its MLAs.