Guwahati: In a fresh political move at least twenty-three BJP MLAs of Manipur held a meeting in Imphal and issued a public statement stating that they have resolved to put aside personal ambitions in the larger interest of working towards the formation of a popular government in the state.
It is significant that the BJP has a total of 37 MLAs in the 60-member Manipur Assembly, of whom seven are from the Kuki-Zo community and were not a part of the meeting.
This meeting was significant as it was convened two days after a group of 10 NDA MLAs met Manipur Governor Ajay Bhalla on May 28, claiming that they have the support of 44 MLAs for the formation of a popular government in the state.
It also stated that the idea of approaching the Governor or the BJP central leadership to appoint a “neutral peace envoy or a panel of eminent persons, comprising voices from both within and outside Manipur” was proposed in the meeting.
The statement also emphasised on the need for “inter-community people-to-people dialogue at the grassroots level” and for the recovery of looted weapons “both in the hills and valley.”
