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New Delhi: Former Manipur chief minister N. Biren Singh said he is visiting Delhi to press central BJP leaders for the “early formation of a popular government” in the state currently under President’s Rule.

Speaking to the media at the Imphal airport before his departure on Saturday (October 4), Singh added that discussions would also focus on resolving the ongoing crisis, including the issue of internally displaced persons.

Biren Singh, who was accompanied by three MLAs from the Imphal valley – T. Robindro, Sapam Ranjan and H. Dingo Singh – is scheduled to meet with the BJP’s Northeast co-ordinator Sambit Patra and is seeking an appointment with Union home minister Amit Shah.

This marks the first visit by the state’s senior BJP leadership to the capital since Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the violence-hit state on September 13.

The push for restoring an elected government, as confirmed by Singh, comes amid intense public pressure in Imphal. Sources within the BJP told The Wire that with the significant........

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