NEW DELHI, 2 Jul: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Sunday took a swipe at Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma over his remarks that the situation in Manipur would improve within 7 to 10 days, saying that it would help if the BJP leader did not “poke his nose” into Manipur’s conflict and stayed away.
\nThe former home minister also asserted that it would help if Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh resigned as the CM and President’s Rule imposed in the state for a few months.
\nSarma had on Saturday said that the situation in neighbouring Manipur would improve within 7-10 days, with the state and central governments working “silently” to restore peace.
\nHe had hit out at the Congress and alleged that the opposition party was showing its concern when “relative peace has come in the northeastern state.”
\nIn a tweet, Chidambaram said, “CM, Assam has promised that peace will return to Manipur in a week. It will help if CM, Assam did not poke his nose into Manipur’s conflict and stayed away.” “It will also help if Biren Singh resigned as CM and President’s Rule was imposed for a few months,” Chidambaram said.
\nSpeaking to reporters on the sidelines of a programme in Dibrugarh on Saturday, Sarma, the convener of the BJP-led North East Democratic Alliance (NEDA), said, “The situation in Manipur is improving day by day. I am of the view that in the next one week to 10 days, there will be more improvement.”
\nSarma claimed that there has been “a lot of improvement” in Manipur in the last month. (PTI)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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