"Utter bankruptcy of the double-engine government": CPI(M) on President's Rule in Manipur

The Polit Bureau in a statement published on CPI (M)'s official website said, "The imposition of President's Rule in Manipur underlines the utter bankruptcy of the BJP double engine government under whose rule the state has been in violent turmoil for two years."

The party believes that the President's Rule was not imposed in the interest of the people of Manipur but as a strategic move "to buy time to settle the internal conflicts within the ruling coalition."

CPI(M) further pointed out that the resignation of the Chief Minister was a result of the investigation into his sectarian actions.

"The Chief Minister, the main culprit, who was backed all along by the BJP-RSS was forced to resign because his partisan role was being examined by a court where evidence was presented of his sectarian partisan role which left him with no choice but to quit," the statement added.

The CPI(M) also sharply criticized the central leadership and government for their inaction, stating that their failure to address the crisis has led to the deepening of the state's problems.

"In all these developments, the central leadership of the ruling party and the central government refused to take the required action to alleviate the deep suffering inflicted on the people of Manipur symbolised by the Prime Minister's callous refusal to even visit the troubled state. This exposes the sectarian approach of the ruling party and the state and central government it heads, which put its own political interests above that of the state and its people."CPI(M) added

While rejecting the notion that President's Rule is a permanent solution, the party asserted that the central government is now compelled to take immediate responsibility.

"President's Rule is no solution. However, now the central government cannot escape its responsibility. It must immediately initiate measures to heal the deep divisions through negotiations with representatives of different communities, taking all political parties into confidence to arrive at just solutions to bring normalcy, peace and harmony while protecting the democratic rights of the people of the state, including the holding of elections within a time framework," the statement said.

The Centre on Thursday imposed the President's Rule in Manipur. The imposition of the President's Rule came four days after Chief Minister N Biren Singh tendered his resignation to Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla on Sunday. (ANI)