President’s Rule imposed in Manipur, Assembly under suspended animation
Bharatiya Janata Party leader N Biren Singh resigned as chief minister on Sunday, nearly 21 months after ethnic violence began in the state.
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The Union government on Thursday imposed President’s Rule in Manipur. The Legislative Assembly, which has a tenure till 2027, has been put under suspended animation.
This came four days after Bharatiya Janata Party leader N Biren Singh resigned as chief minister.
The last time President’s Rule was imposed in Manipur was between June 2, 2001, and March 5, 2002, for 276 days due to political instability.
President’s Rule under Article 356 transfers the powers and responsibilities of the state government to the Union government and the functions of the state legislature to Parliament for the duration of its enforcement. The only exception is the operation of High Courts, which are unaffected.
Singh resigned as chief minister on Sunday amid allegations from Kuki-Zomi-Hmar groups that his response to the ethnic violence in Manipur was partisan and that he had stoked majoritarianism.
The BJP leader stepped down a day before his government was to face a no-confidence motion and floor test in the Assembly. The Opposition Congress described Singh’s resignation as belated and akin to “shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted”.
Under Singh’s ministership, ethnic violence between the dominant Meiteis and the indigenous Kuki-Zomi-Hmar communities has left at least 258 dead and displaced more than 59,000 since it began in May 2023.
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