NEW DELHI/IMPHAL — The JD(U) on Wednesday sacked its Manipur unit president, Ksh.
Biren Singh, in an effort to quell growing speculation about its ties with the
BJP.
Party's national spokesperson Rajiv Ranjan said Singh's
removal was due to indiscipline and asserted that the party would continue to
support the BJP-led government in the northeastern state.
Ranjan affirmed that the JD(U) remains committed to
supporting the BJP-led NDA, not just in Manipur but across the country.
"Our party has worked diligently to strengthen the NDA
and will continue to do so," he added.
Ranjan's remark came shorty after Ksh Biren Singh claimed
that the party had withdrawn support to the BJP-led Biren Singh government and
informed its decision to governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla.
The state unit chief had also claimed that the lone JDU MLA
in the state, Md Abdul Nasir, will sit in the opposition benches.
In a letter to governor Bhalla, Ksh Biren Singh said,
"After JD (U) became part of India Bloc, support to the BJP led government
was withdrawn by JD(U)... as such, seating arrangement of the lone MLA of JD(U)
in Manipur Md Abdul Nasir is made in the opposition bench in the last session
of the Assembly by the Speaker."
