India, Feb. 5 -- The national and Manipur capitals were abuzz with speculation after it emerged that Y Khemchand, a cabinet minister in the N Biren Singh government, met with several other ministers and legislators, and was summoned to New Delhi for a meeting with Union home minister Amit Shah.

Khemchand's meeting with the ministers and legislators, and his forthcoming meeting with Shah, come ahead of the seventh session of the Manipur legislative assembly scheduled for the second week of February. It also comes amid growing legal troubles for the chief minister. The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) to submit a report on the leaked audio tapes allegedly featuring Manipur chief minister N Bir...