Centre proposes six-month extension of President's rule in Manipur
The resolution is yet to be taken up and will be listed for discussion next week.
A file image of security personnel stationed at a check gate in Manipur. (AT Photo)
Imphal, July 25: The Centre is preparing to extend President’s Rule in Manipur for another six months starting August 13. A notice for introducing a statutory resolution to this effect has been submitted to the Rajya Sabha and admitted by the Chair.
The resolution is yet to be taken up and will be listed for discussion next week, once the Business Advisory Committee allocates time for it in the Upper House’s schedule.
The Rajya Sabha Secretariat said, "Amit Shah, Minister of Home Affairs; and Minister of Cooperation has given a notice of the following Resolution which has been admitted:- 'That this House approves the continuance in force of the Proclamation dated the 13 February, 2025 in respect of Manipur, issued under article 356 of the Constitution by the President, for a further period of six months with effect from 13 August, 2025'."
The BJP has been making efforts to form a new government in the state and the Meitei and Naga MLAs have been conducting a month-long campaign pushing for a government in the violence-hit state.
President's Rule had been imposed in Manipur on February 13, 2025 after former chief minister N Biren Singh resigned.
The state has been witnessing violence with at least 260 people killed and thousands rendered homeless in ethnic violence between Meitei and Kuki-Zo communities since May 2023.
With inputs from PTI