<p>Imphal: Manipur Speaker's Tribunal has served notices to four National Peoples' Party (NPP) MLAs asking them to reply to the allegations made in a petition in an anti-defection case, an assembly official said on Friday.</p>.<p>Manipur Congress vice-president Hareshwar Goswami sought disqualification of the four MLAs after they attended a meeting of BJP legislators convened by Chief Minister <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/n-biren-singh">N Biren Singh</a> in November last year, days after the NPP withdrew its support to the state government.</p>.<p>The notices were sent to NPP MLAs M Rameshwar Singh, J Pamei, Irengbam Nalini Devi and Thongam Shanti Singh.</p>.Maha Kumbh 2025: Manipur CM arrives for Sangam dip with cabinet colleagues.<p>They were asked to provide their “written comments/ replies” on or before February 11 before the office of the Speaker, the official said.</p>.<p>The Speaker’s Tribunal will hear the matter at 9.30 am on February 12.</p>.<p>The legislators were asked to appear before the Tribunal "in person or by person/ pleader duly authorised" by the legislator at that time, according to the notice.</p>.<p>The NPP has seven MLAs in the 60-member Manipur Assembly.</p>.<p>The anti-defection case of five JD(U) MLAs is also currently in the Manipur Speaker’s Tribunal. These legislators had joined the BJP shortly after winning the state assembly elections in 2022.</p>
<p>Imphal: Manipur Speaker's Tribunal has served notices to four National Peoples' Party (NPP) MLAs asking them to reply to the allegations made in a petition in an anti-defection case, an assembly official said on Friday.</p>.<p>Manipur Congress vice-president Hareshwar Goswami sought disqualification of the four MLAs after they attended a meeting of BJP legislators convened by Chief Minister <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/n-biren-singh">N Biren Singh</a> in November last year, days after the NPP withdrew its support to the state government.</p>.<p>The notices were sent to NPP MLAs M Rameshwar Singh, J Pamei, Irengbam Nalini Devi and Thongam Shanti Singh.</p>.Maha Kumbh 2025: Manipur CM arrives for Sangam dip with cabinet colleagues.<p>They were asked to provide their “written comments/ replies” on or before February 11 before the office of the Speaker, the official said.</p>.<p>The Speaker’s Tribunal will hear the matter at 9.30 am on February 12.</p>.<p>The legislators were asked to appear before the Tribunal "in person or by person/ pleader duly authorised" by the legislator at that time, according to the notice.</p>.<p>The NPP has seven MLAs in the 60-member Manipur Assembly.</p>.<p>The anti-defection case of five JD(U) MLAs is also currently in the Manipur Speaker’s Tribunal. These legislators had joined the BJP shortly after winning the state assembly elections in 2022.</p>