A Bharatiya Janta Party legislator's love story turned sour in North-Eastern state of Manipur, triggering a 12-hour-long shutdown in Imphal and nearby regions by women’s right group.
According to a Hindustan Times report, BJP's Heikham Dingo Singh from Sekmai allegedly broke his 'marriage promise' made to a local woman invoking the anger of women rights' group in the region.
The state that has grown used to various disruptions and blockades, saw another one following the accusation. Singh, says the report, ditched the woman after wooing her for seven years after his entry to the politics.
"The girl said her marriage with Singh was fixed in 2013 but had to be put off temporarily after a death in her family," the report further details.
Rights' group from Thangmeiband accused the MLA of abandoning the woman. However, the state party representatives remained mum on the entire issue of a "personal matter blown out of proportion".