Fortunes uncertain for both rival SPF camps
By : A Staff Reporter
IMPHAL, Nov 4: The battlelines in the ongoing leadership crisis in the SPF government have been drawn with Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee chief Gaikhangam reportedly joining the dissident MLAs at their camp in New Delhi today.
Chief minister O Ibobi also reached Delhi today, and was reportedly closeted with his supporters at the Delhi Manipur Bhavan to draw up strategies to counter the dissidents’ move.
There is now a race between the two sides to meet AICC chief Sonia Gandhi and the Congress top leadership and put their cases before the latter first.
The dissident MLAs, contacted by IFP at New Delhi, in the meantime disclosed that they submitted a memorandum to the AICC leadership justifying their demand for removing Ibobi from chief ministership.
MPCC chief Gaikhangam, who many political observers see as the mastermind behind the ongoing move against Ibobi, flew to New Delhi today, and as per reports from the dissident MLAs, held a meeting with them at their camp this late afternoon to chalk out their future line of action.
He is expected to use his influence as MPCC chief to secure a meeting for the dissidents with the top AICC leadership, possibly by tomorrow, one of the dissident MLAs told IFP over the telephone.
The MLA also disclosed that they have submitted a memorandum addressed to the Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, and AICC secretary in charge of the NE, Prithviraj Chauhan, making various charges against chief minister O Ibobi Singh, including his failure to maintain law and order, amassing of excessive personal wealth, and maladministration and encouraging corrupt practices in recruitment and appointment processes.
The memorandum was signed by 15 MLAs, including two ministers. The source however refused to disclose the names of the ministers.
On the other hand, the chief minister’s emissaries, N Biren Singh and K Ranjit Singh have made no headway in efforts to reconciliate the dissident MLAs as repeated requests to meet with the latter have been rebuffed.
After the arrival of chief minister Ibobi in New Delhi this morning, the two ministers reportedly joined him for a strategic meeting at the Manipur Bhavan, New Delhi.
Sources said in this connection the CM and his loyalists are planning to meet Sonia Gandhi by tomorrow evening.
The CM, it may be mentioned, is scheduled to participate in an international conference on federalism being held in New Delhi tomorrow.
In the meantime, the family of MLA E Kunjeshwor, who was named as one of the dissident MLAs in several media reports have clarified that he is in Delhi for medical reasons, and does not belong to either camp.
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Time for Ibobi to go, says Rishang Keishing
By : Thingbaijam Dhamen/IFP 11/5/2007 2:15:57 AM
IMPHAL, Nov 4: Adding fuel to the reported move by several dissident ministers and MLAs of the Congress to oust O Ibobi Singh from chief ministership, ex-chief minister and sitting Rajya Sabha MP from Manipur Rishang Keishing has said, “There is need for change in the leadership of the Congress led SPF government.”
The chief minister O Ibobi Singh and his supporters in the Congress are, meanwhile, feeling the pressure since dissident Congress MLAs are camping in New Delhi to pressurize the AICC top leadership, including its president Sonia Gandhi, to remove O Ibobi Singh as the Congress legislature party leader.
Though Congress MLAs in Imphal denied media reports of any move to oust Ibobi from chief ministership and the camping of dissident MLAs in the national capital, the veteran Congress MP’s statement hint at the situation being otherwise.
The revolt of the MLAs is apparently based on the excuse of the deteriorating law and order in the state where a spate of killings, shootings and abductions have taken place raising the death toll within the month of October to 79. At least four engineers of different engineering departments were kidnapped by militants in this month.
Amidst all this militants have also been nabbed regularly from the MLAs quarters despite the government taking many measures to keep the area free from underground cadres.
Speaking to the media today, Rishang said that during the five year tenure of the O Ibobi Singh government the law and order situation had worsened but the present chief minister had somehow completed his five year term.
“The same situation is continuing and now the people want to replace him,” the veteran Congressman who was chief minister several times said cautioning that if such a situation continues further it will affect the integrity of the state.
O Ibobi Singh, the only chief minister who has ruled the state for a full five-year term has been facing a revolt against him since the day he was sworn in as chief minister for a second term on March 2 this year.
The hopes of Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee chief Gaikhangam were shattered the day Ibobi was re-chosen as leader of the Congress legislature party paving his way to a second term as chief minister. The rift was evident as on the day of the expansion the Congress-CPI coalition SPF government, Gaikhangam showed his unhappiness when he objected to his serial number during the swearing in.
Ibobi’s ministry formation which he could not announce before the Yaosang festival in the first week of March was a crucial test for him. He took time for expansion till showing his strength on the floor of the Assembly on March 16.
The chief minister took a long time till June to expand his ministry for a second time. Another notable event was the resignation of the MPCC chief Gaikhangam before the expansion of the ministry.
Gaikhangam, at that time had given the reason for his resignation as giving chance to other MLAs for a stable government as the number of ministers was limited to 12.
After the expansion got over Ibobi still faced a undercurrent of protest from the MLAs who could not get ministerial berths and faced as many as three internal revolts.
Source: The Imphal Free Place
By : A Staff Reporter
IMPHAL, Nov 4: The battlelines in the ongoing leadership crisis in the SPF government have been drawn with Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee chief Gaikhangam reportedly joining the dissident MLAs at their camp in New Delhi today.
Chief minister O Ibobi also reached Delhi today, and was reportedly closeted with his supporters at the Delhi Manipur Bhavan to draw up strategies to counter the dissidents’ move.
There is now a race between the two sides to meet AICC chief Sonia Gandhi and the Congress top leadership and put their cases before the latter first.
The dissident MLAs, contacted by IFP at New Delhi, in the meantime disclosed that they submitted a memorandum to the AICC leadership justifying their demand for removing Ibobi from chief ministership.
MPCC chief Gaikhangam, who many political observers see as the mastermind behind the ongoing move against Ibobi, flew to New Delhi today, and as per reports from the dissident MLAs, held a meeting with them at their camp this late afternoon to chalk out their future line of action.
He is expected to use his influence as MPCC chief to secure a meeting for the dissidents with the top AICC leadership, possibly by tomorrow, one of the dissident MLAs told IFP over the telephone.
The MLA also disclosed that they have submitted a memorandum addressed to the Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, and AICC secretary in charge of the NE, Prithviraj Chauhan, making various charges against chief minister O Ibobi Singh, including his failure to maintain law and order, amassing of excessive personal wealth, and maladministration and encouraging corrupt practices in recruitment and appointment processes.
The memorandum was signed by 15 MLAs, including two ministers. The source however refused to disclose the names of the ministers.
On the other hand, the chief minister’s emissaries, N Biren Singh and K Ranjit Singh have made no headway in efforts to reconciliate the dissident MLAs as repeated requests to meet with the latter have been rebuffed.
After the arrival of chief minister Ibobi in New Delhi this morning, the two ministers reportedly joined him for a strategic meeting at the Manipur Bhavan, New Delhi.
Sources said in this connection the CM and his loyalists are planning to meet Sonia Gandhi by tomorrow evening.
The CM, it may be mentioned, is scheduled to participate in an international conference on federalism being held in New Delhi tomorrow.
In the meantime, the family of MLA E Kunjeshwor, who was named as one of the dissident MLAs in several media reports have clarified that he is in Delhi for medical reasons, and does not belong to either camp.
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Time for Ibobi to go, says Rishang Keishing
By : Thingbaijam Dhamen/IFP 11/5/2007 2:15:57 AM
IMPHAL, Nov 4: Adding fuel to the reported move by several dissident ministers and MLAs of the Congress to oust O Ibobi Singh from chief ministership, ex-chief minister and sitting Rajya Sabha MP from Manipur Rishang Keishing has said, “There is need for change in the leadership of the Congress led SPF government.”
The chief minister O Ibobi Singh and his supporters in the Congress are, meanwhile, feeling the pressure since dissident Congress MLAs are camping in New Delhi to pressurize the AICC top leadership, including its president Sonia Gandhi, to remove O Ibobi Singh as the Congress legislature party leader.
Though Congress MLAs in Imphal denied media reports of any move to oust Ibobi from chief ministership and the camping of dissident MLAs in the national capital, the veteran Congress MP’s statement hint at the situation being otherwise.
The revolt of the MLAs is apparently based on the excuse of the deteriorating law and order in the state where a spate of killings, shootings and abductions have taken place raising the death toll within the month of October to 79. At least four engineers of different engineering departments were kidnapped by militants in this month.
Amidst all this militants have also been nabbed regularly from the MLAs quarters despite the government taking many measures to keep the area free from underground cadres.
Speaking to the media today, Rishang said that during the five year tenure of the O Ibobi Singh government the law and order situation had worsened but the present chief minister had somehow completed his five year term.
“The same situation is continuing and now the people want to replace him,” the veteran Congressman who was chief minister several times said cautioning that if such a situation continues further it will affect the integrity of the state.
O Ibobi Singh, the only chief minister who has ruled the state for a full five-year term has been facing a revolt against him since the day he was sworn in as chief minister for a second term on March 2 this year.
The hopes of Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee chief Gaikhangam were shattered the day Ibobi was re-chosen as leader of the Congress legislature party paving his way to a second term as chief minister. The rift was evident as on the day of the expansion the Congress-CPI coalition SPF government, Gaikhangam showed his unhappiness when he objected to his serial number during the swearing in.
Ibobi’s ministry formation which he could not announce before the Yaosang festival in the first week of March was a crucial test for him. He took time for expansion till showing his strength on the floor of the Assembly on March 16.
The chief minister took a long time till June to expand his ministry for a second time. Another notable event was the resignation of the MPCC chief Gaikhangam before the expansion of the ministry.
Gaikhangam, at that time had given the reason for his resignation as giving chance to other MLAs for a stable government as the number of ministers was limited to 12.
After the expansion got over Ibobi still faced a undercurrent of protest from the MLAs who could not get ministerial berths and faced as many as three internal revolts.
Source: The Imphal Free Place
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