Centre set to extend Prez Rule in Manipur for another 6 months
The House is yet to take up the notice, which will be listed next week after time for discussing the same is allocated by the business advisory committee of the upper house.
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'."
While BJP has been making efforts to form a new govt, the Meitei and Naga MLAs have been conducting a month-long campaign to push for a govt in the violence-hit state. President's Rule had been imposed in Manipur on February 13, 2025 after N Biren Singh resigned as CM.
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. PTI
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