Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said that Manipur Chief Minister Biren Singh resigned amid mounting pressure from public, Supreme Court and Congress. Gandhi also accused Biren Singh of "instigating" division in Manipur and blamed PM Narendra Modi for "allowing him to continue.

Rahul Gandhi attributes Manipur CM Biren Singh's resignation to public pressure, demands PM Modi's visit to restore peace.

Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi on Sunday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party and Biren Singh after he resigned from his post, amid ethnic violence in the state. "For nearly two years,

Rahul Gandhi criticized PM Modi for allowing Manipur CM N. Biren Singh to remain in office during ongoing violence, calling for immediate action to restore peace after Singh's resignation.

N Biren Singh resigned as the Manipur Chief Minister on Sunday. Responding to the development, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi said that "mounting public pressure" and the threat of a no-confidence motion had "forced a reckoning".

Leader of Opposition and former Congress president Rahul Gandhi said Singh was forced to resign due to mounting public pressure. He also added Supreme Court's intervention and his grand old party's plan to move a no-confidence motion in the assembly played a role in his decision.