BJP Manipur unit writes to JP Nadda, flags ‘public anger’ | India News – Times of India

IMPHAL: BJP’s Manipur unit has blamed its own government for failing to curb the state’s ethnic violence, telling national president J P Nadda in the first such overt move that growing “people’s anger and protest is turning the tide” against the administration.
The concerns have been flagged in a signed letter that top eight office bearers of the party, led by state chief A Sarda Devi, sent to Naddaon Friday.

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The letter from the leaders seeks an audience with PMNarendra Modi and comes a day after armed mobs tried to simultaneously storm the family residence of chief minister N Biren Singh in Imphal East and a BJP MLA’s house in Imphal West.
“Public anger and protest are now slowly turning the tide, putting the sole onus of this prolonged disturbances solely into the failure of the government in dealing with the situation. We know that our government is also working unstopped day and night so as to bring back normalcy in the state,” the letter states.According to the BJP leaders, “acute difficulties” faced by people in their day-to-day lives was “also playing a major role in coping up with the new development in this crisis”.
They urged Nadda to push for the revocation of Article 355 and the restoration of the unified command to the CM to bring back confidence in the state government. Under Article 355, the Centre calls the shots in several aspects of security amid the continuing unrest.
The leaders emphasised the need to normalise traffic on national highways and arrest troublemakers. Calling for immediate resettlement and rehabilitation of the 60,000-odd displaced people and compensation for lost homes, the leaders requested Nadda’s support for the injured and deceased, as promised by the government.

The letter highlighted the importance of effectively implementing the Suspension of Operation (SoO) ground rules and treating any violations as acts of terrorism.
Additionally, they also sought assistance in the release of Moirangthem Anand Singh, who was detained by the NIA recently on charges of a “transnational conspiracy” with Myanmar-based rebels to wage war against the State. His arrest along with some others earlier on charges of posing as Manipur cops had widespread demonstrations for their release. The protesters claimed Anand and the others were village volunteers.

The letter to Nadda also called for informing the Union home ministry (MHA) about the conclusion of a drive to record biometric data of illegal Myanmar immigrants to facilitate the early implementation of the National Register of Citizenship (NRC) in the state.
The BJP leaders emphasised the need to destroy poppy plantations and the establishment of a joint monitoring committee with representatives from the Civil Society Organisation for constant vigilance.

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