Manipur Assembly removes three Kuki MLAs from key positions of various committees

Three MLAs belonging to the Kuki community who held the post of Chairman for various committees in the Manipur State Legislative Assembly were replaced.

K. Meghajit Singh, Secretary Manipur Legislative Assembly stated, “The Speaker, Manipur Legislative Assembly is pleased to appoint Mayanglambam Rameshwar Singh as Chairman of Committee on Public Undertakings in place of its previous Chairman.

Singh has replaced LM Khaute, MLA Churachandpur Assembly Constituency.


Mao Assembly Constituency MLA Losii Dikho was appointed as Chairman of the Committee on Government Assurance replacing Haokholet Kipgen, MLA Saitu Assembly Constituency and Khong- bantabam Ibomcha, MLA Lamlai Assembly Constituency has replaced Vung- zagin Valte, MLA Thanlon Assembly Constituency as Chairman of the Library Committee, as per a bulletin issued by K Meghajit, Secretary, Manipur Legislative Assembly.

In the new appointment two belonged to the Meitei community and one from Naga. Sources said, " If the chairman is for any reason unable to act, the speaker may appoint another chairman in his place."

Following the violence, 10 Kuki MLAs, including seven BJP MLAs, two Kuki People’s Alliance (KPA) and one Independent MLA demanded a separate administration in Manipur. Several Kuki organisations are pressing for separate administration for themselves in Manipur.

Ten Kuki-Zomi-Hmar MLAs, including two ministers, did not attend the one day assembly session on August 29 citing security reasons.

Manipur BJP MLA Rajkumar Imo Singh earlier stated those legislators from the political party who supported for separate administration (equivalent to separate state), and also withdrew support from the state BJP-led government, should ideally resign from the assembly and they should not be drawing salary from the state government/Assembly.

Singh who is also the son-in-law of Chief Minister N. Biren Singh had stated, “These MLAs enjoy all the perks of the government and yet speak against the state of Manipur."

Unprecedented ethnic violence erupted in Manipur on May 3, following a tribal solidarity rally that turned violent in Churachandpur district, leading to retaliatory violence between Chin-Kuki-Zo and the Meitei communities across the state.

Manipur police has stated that as many as 175 people were killed, 1,108 others injured while 32 are missing in the ongoing ethnic strife which started on May 3.