National President Conrad K Sangma today mounted a full-throttle political outreach in Imphal as he felicitated newly appointed Manipur State President Dr Lorho S. Pfoze, along with newly appointed Leader of the Legislative Party Rameshwar M. Singh and Chief Whip Loken Singh, signalling an assertive organisational reset in a state grappling with prolonged instability. The NPP chief also felicitated the two newly appointed Working Presidents, Noorul Hasan, MLA, and Janghemlung Panmei, MLA, underscoring the party’s attempts to consolidate its command structure as Manipur weathers one of its most volatile political phases in recent years. The program was organised at NPP Headquarter in Shillong.
Addressing media persons after the event, Sangma spoke about Political Turmoil in Manipur and asserted that “challenges means opportunities also. So, hence, when I say challenges, we hope that will be able to convert those challenges into opportunities to grow as a party.” He underscored that Manipur is navigating “difficult and challenging times… because of the local situation and the situation, especially in the last two and a half years… the overall law and order situation, there has been a lot of political instability and political turmoil also.” Sangma stressed confidence that under the leadership of Dr Pfoze, the reorganised state unit would be equipped to confront these challenges and “convert them… in the opportunities for the party.”
Responding to recent internal remarks made by senior NPP leaders, Sangma adopted a calibrated, consensus-driven tone, emphasising that the party remains ideologically anchored in democratic debate. “Regarding the statements that have been made by our senior leaders, we respect all the comments by all our senior leaders, our party is a Democratic party, we believe in voice being giving out or views being expressed as a positive thing. But at the end of the day we work together and come to the consensus and move forward with whatever decision ultimately that the party takes,” he said. He further added, “We respect every single party leader who is with us and I’m sure that whoever has any kind of concerns will be committed towards seeing the party grow at the overall larger extent, and we’ll work with a party together.”
On the politically sensitive debates around territorial concerns and identity-based tensions, Sangma reiterated the NPP’s ideological positioning as an inclusive, region-first political platform. “We are a party that is a very secular party. We believe in working for all the communities in the state, as well as in the region… there’s no question of looking at it in any communal line or any way in which we are trying to leave out any particular community as such,” he said, assuring the public that the NPP is committed to Manipur’s collective welfare. “We are here to work for the people of Manipur state and different communities that are there. We will engage with everybody and we will look at the larger interest of the state of Manipur and, of course, the larger interest of the Northeast region as a whole.”
With today’s organisational overhaul and assertive political messaging, the NPP appears to be positioning itself for a more expansive role in Manipur’s deeply fractured political landscape, attempting to recast turbulence as an opportunity for renewed regional leadership.
