GUWAHATI: Manipur BJP spokesperson Elangbam Johnson resigned from the party on Friday, expressing displeasure over the alleged failure of the leadership to deal effectively with the ongoing ethnic crisis in the state.
Addressing media persons, Johnson said he had made the decision after consulting with his supporters. He said the party had been unable to act in accordance with the wishes of the people since May 3, 2023, when ethnic violence first erupted in the state.
He criticized the BJP’s Manipur unit for its alleged inability to take decisions independently on matters concerning the state and act decisively on them.
Johnson claimed that the state unit of the party was being completely controlled by the central leadership. To support his claim, he said the state unit did not even have the authority to make decisions on disciplinary matters.
Before joining politics, he was associated with the civil society organization Manipur United Committee. He had unsuccessfully contested the 2022 Assembly elections from Keishamthong constituency in Imphal Valley.
