Imphal, May 28 -- Ten MLAs, including eight from the BJP, one from the NPP, and one Independent MLA, met Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla at the Raj Bhavan in Imphal on Wednesday, demanding the formation of a "popular" government in the ethnic violence-hit state.

Their meeting with the governor came amid a civil disobedience campaign in the Imphal valley led by a Meitei organisation, which alleged that central armed forces had insulted the state's identity by masking the words "Manipur State Transport" on a state-run bus on May 20.

"The majority of people want a popular government installed, and that is the reason we came here to meet the Governor," Independent MLA Sapam Nishikanta Singh told reporters after the meeting.

"We also dis...