Union Minister Amit Shah would move a resolution in the Parliament on Friday, seeking to extend President's rule in the violence-ridden northeastern state by another six months.
The Union home minister has reportedly given a notice in the Rajya Sabha for adopting the resolution. The upper house has admitted Shah's notice. "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 13th 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 13th August, 2025," read a document releasd by Rajya Sabha.
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President's rule was first imposed on February 13 in strife-torn Manipur following heightened clashes between Meitei and Kuki communities in the state. The development came three days after the Bharatiya Janata Party government led by N. Biren Singh resigned owing to failure in curbing the violence in the northeastern state.
Ethnic clashes broke out between Meitei and Kuki groups in the state in May 2023. The Congress has been targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi over violence in Manipur and has demanded that the prime minister should visit the state. Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi has visited Manipur multiple times since violence broke out. Close to 260 people have died and thousands have been rendered homeless in the clashes.
