Manipur minister resigns from month-old BJP government

Manipur minister resigns from month-old BJP government

IMPHAL: Manipur Health and Family Welfare Minister Langpoklakpam Jayentakumar Singh has resigned citing 'interference(दखल अंदाजी)' to his authority, a month after being sworn in as the minister. According to a copy of the resignation letter, which was made available to the press yesterday night, Jayentakumar Singh, an NPP leader, resigned yesterday. Chief Minister Nongthombam Biren Singh, however, told PTI that he neither received the health minister's resignation letter nor had any information about it.

Nongthombam Biren Singh was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Manipur on March 15 along with eight other ministers, including Jayentakumar.

In the resignation letter to the Chief Minister, Jayentakumar said that he had been working with "certain visions".

However, he said, "I may not be able to get (the) visions materialised as expected since there have been so many interferences to my authority.... I am, therefore, taking the step to tender my resignation."

Jayentakumar did not mention about the kind of interferences which he had faced. He was also not available for any comment.

He was elected from the Keishamthong constituency in Imphal West district.