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MLAs not to resign
Legislators, who had been asked by agitators to resign from the Assembly for their 'failure' to remove the Act, have decided not resign from the House.
Legislators in Manipur, who had been asked by agitators to resign from the state Assembly for of their "failure" to remove the Armed Forces Special Powers Act, have decided not resign from the House.
Sources in the ruling alliance said the Congress-led Secular Progressive Front held a meeting of its legislators, presided over by Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh, and discussed the issue in detail.
After discussing the issue, MLAs of ruling alliance decided not to resign from the House, sources said adding that if need arose, they would initiate talks with the agitators.
Sources in the opposition political parties forum had also taken a similar decision in a joint meeting in Imphal.
The 32 organisations spearheading the current stir for lifting the Act had earlier asked all the MLAs in the state to resign by today since they had failed to remove the Act.