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Imphal, Sept. 24:
Amidst protest from some fellow BJP MLAs, a major reshuffle in the N. Biren Singh led coalition government took place today by dropping 6 cabinet ministers and inducting 5 new MLAs including 2 ex-MLAs who had resigned from the Congress party.
The two ex- MLAs inducted as Minister today are Okram Henry Singh and Oinam Lukhoi Singh. Both were Congress MLAs who had resigned from the state Assembly and joined the BJP in August this year. The other three inducted as Minister in the government are MLA Sorokhaibam Rajen , Thokchom Satyabrata Singh and Vungzagin Valte. All the three are from the BJP. One more cabinet seat is still yet to be filled as 6 cabinet ministers has been removed from the government. Those removed from the Ministry are Education Minister Th. Radeshyam, Social Welfare Minister Nemcha Kipgen, Agriculture Minister V. Hangkhalian, Health Minister L. Jayentakumar, PHED Minister Kaishii and CAF & PD Minister Karam Shyam.
Swearing in ceremony of the newly inducted ministers took place today at Raj Bhavan. Speaker of the Manipur Legislative Assembly Yumnam Khemchand and many other Ministers including those from the NPP and the NPF along with 10 BJP MLAs abstained from the swearing in ceremony held today. None of the opposition members also attended the swearing in ceremony. Power Minister Th. Bishwajit also not attended the swearing in ceremony as he is under home quarantine.
Those present in today’s swearing in ceremony are Deputy Speaker Kh. Robindro, BJP MLA Dingo, MLA Ashab Uddin and ex-MLA Paonam Brojen and other top officials of the state government departments.
