Chief of violence-hit Indian state of Manipur resigns


FILE PHOTO: A general view of the city of Churachandpur, Manipur, India, April 8, 2024. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/File Photo

GUWAHATI, India (Reuters) - The chief minister of India's northeastern state of Manipur resigned on Sunday, bowing to pressure to quit amid ongoing ethnic clashes that have cost at least 250 lives since they broke out nearly two years ago.

N Biren Singh, a member of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), submitted his resignation to the state's governor in the capital city of Imphal, a day ahead of a scheduled legislative assembly session.

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