Kumar Bahukhandi
Manipur to be under President’s Rule after Chief Minister Biren Singh’s resignation
New Delhi: Three days after N. Biren Singh resigned from the post of Chief Minister of Manipur, President’s rule has been imposed in the state as there is no consensus on his successor. The law and order situation in Manipur also remains serious due to violence between the Meitei and Kuki communities.
After Biren Singh’s resignation from the post of CM in Manipur, President’s rule has now been imposed in the state. The law and order situation in Manipur remains serious due to violence between the Meitei and Kuki communities. Last Sunday, Biren Singh met Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla and resigned from the post of Chief Minister. After this, a series of meetings of BJP leaders started to finalize the name of the new Chief Minister. Manipur in-charge Sambit Patra was holding meetings with senior BJP leaders. However, now President’s rule has been imposed in the state.
According to Article 174 (1) of the Constitution, it is mandatory for state assemblies to convene within six months of their last meeting. The last assembly session in Manipur was convened on August 12, 2024. But the deadline for convening the assembly session expired on Wednesday.
However, Governor Ajay Bhalla on Sunday suspended the budget session starting on Monday after Chief Minister N Biren Singh resigned. Biren Singh stepped down just a day before his government faced a no-confidence motion and a crucial floor test, averting the possibility of a political confrontation. His resignation came nearly two years after ethnic violence broke out in Manipur in May 2023 and amid growing pressure from the opposition, which was constantly demanding his removal.
The Congress on Monday February 10, 2025 alleged that Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh’s resignation ahead of the Congress’ planned no-confidence motion in the assembly was not to save the people of Manipur but to save the BJP, as ethnic violence has been continuing for nearly two years. While Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi said that this decision was taken too late, Congress Deputy Leader in Lok Sabha Gaurav Gogoi alleged that the BJP has no roadmap to restore peace in the northeastern state…
