Manipur CM N Biren Singh resigns

New Delhi: Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Sunday tendered his resignation to Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla at the Raj Bhavan, officials said.

Singh was accompanied by 14 MLAs belonging to the BJP and NPF. State BJP president A Sharda and senior saffron party leader Sambit Patra was also part of the delegation.

After meeting the governor, Singh went to the CM secretariat.

In his letter to the governor, Singh said, "It has been an honour to serve the people of Manipur thus far. I am extremely grateful to the central government for time actions, interventions, developmental work and implementation of various projects for safeguarding the interests of every single Manipuri."

This comes hours after he returned from Delhi.

On Saturday, Singh convened a meeting before leaving for New Delhi with BJP-led ruling alliance MLAs at the CM Secretariat in connection with the upcoming assembly session beginning February 10.

The meeting was held in the wake of the opposition Congress seeking to move a no-confidence motion against the government led by Singh.

Earlier in the day, Singh convened a meeting with BJP-led ruling alliance MLAs at the CM Secretariat in connection with the upcoming assembly session beginning on February 10.

At least 20 MLAs were present in the meeting at the CM Secretariat, the officials said.

The meeting was held in the wake of the opposition Congress seeking to move a no-confidence motion against the government led by Singh.

Manipur has witnessed unrest for over 21 months. Vrious groups and political entities had demamnded Singh's resignation alleging mishandling of ethnic violence between Meiteis and Kukis and other governance issues.