Manipur Pol Crisis Will Resolve Within 3 Days: Himanta

Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday saidthat the political crisis of Manipur will be resolved within three days.Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh's government has been scrambled after nineMLAs stepped out from the party, including four from key ally NPP and threefrom the BJP.

Minister Sarma who heads the BJP's anti-Congresspolitical platform in the Northeast, a collection of regional parties calledNortheast Democratic Alliance (NEDA) said that negotiations with the NPP wereongoing and a positive outcome was expected.

The minister said that the Manipur situation isunder control and that the minister will visit the state once again and willtalk to the MLAs adding that it will be resolved nicely. He further stated thatall discussions are taking place in a positive atmosphere and within two orthree days, a positive result will emerge.

The NPP (National People's Party) earlier claimed that the "autocratic manner" in which the BJP has led the coalition government in Manipur led to ministers from its party resigning and withdrawing support to the Biren Singh government.

The statement came on a day when Conrad Sangma, the NPP chief, and Meghalaya Chief Minister, was in Manipur; he had accompanied Himanta Biswa Sarma.

Sarma further reiterated that the situation willchange since many people are disqualified. There will be major bypolls. Oncethe Speaker passes any order it cannot be revoked. The architecture of thegovernment will be more or less the same; we will continue with the spirit ofNEDA and NDA. We are going to work with a principle of friendship, Sarma said.