In an official letter issued by the party’s unit president in Manipur, Kshetrimayum Biren Singh, JD(U) announced that it no longer supports the BJP in Manipur
Shortly after the Manipur unit of the Janata Dal (United) withdrew its support from the N Biren Singh-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Manipur, the party removed the Manipur unit president from his post for not consulting the central leadership before making the decision to break ties with the BJP in the state.
JD(U) national spokesperson Rajiv Ranjan Prasad called the news of the party’s decision to sever ties with the BJP in Manipur “misleading and baseless”.
He further clarified that Kshetrimayum Biren Singh, the JD(U) unit president in Manipur, had written the letter independently and not in consultation with the central leadership.
“This is misleading and baseless. The party has taken cognizance of it and the party’s Manipur unit president has been relieved from his post… The Manipur unit did not communicate with the central leadership, they were not taken into confidence. He (Manipur JDU chief) himself wrote the letter, Prasad told news agency ANI.
