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NDTV
8 hours ago
- Politics
- NDTV
After Bihar Special Intensive Revision, Manipur, With President's Rule Complication, May Be Next
Guwahati: The row over voter list revision in Bihar - a process started just months before the election in that state and which is being heard by the Supreme Court - could see a spin-off in Manipur. Sources in the Manipur Chief Election Officer's office told NDTV Wednesday that "groundwork" for a similar exercise, i.e., a 'special intensive revision' of the state voter list, there has begun. Manipur will vote next in 2027. Voter list revisions in Bihar and (likely) Manipur accord with what a second set of sources told NDTV earlier this month - that the Election Commission of India is considering state-by-state voter re-verification exercises. A decision on this is expected after the Supreme Court hearing. Opposition parties and pro-democracy activists raised red flags over the Bihar exercise, arguing it is 'designed' to exclude individuals from minorities and marginalised communities who vote for them. NDTV Explains | Row Over 'Special Intensive Revision' Of Bihar Voter List Those protesting the Bihar SIR also questioned the legality of the exercise and the decision to not accept some government IDs, including the EC's own card. The EC has been told to include Aadhaar, its own ID card, and the ration card in a list of accepted documents for voter registration or re-verification. A voter list revision in Manipur will likely face similar challenges. There is also the added complexity of President's Rule. The state has been under President's Rule since February. This was after N Biren Singh resigned as Chief Minister in the wake of violent ethnic clashes that have rumbled on since May 2023. Earlier this week Union Home Minister Amit Shah moved a statutory resolution in Parliament to extend President's Rule till February 2026, a year before the Manipur Assembly election. The current Legislative Assembly has been suspended but not dissolved, and this distinction is key. Sources told NDTV that if the Assembly is not re-instated within six months of President's Rule being extended - i.e., before the end of this year - Manipur might see an early election. And this will slash time available to complete a voter list revision, triggering protests like in Bihar. This, sources said, is why state poll officials are prepping to update the voter list now. Recognised political parties in the state have been told the qualifying date for verification or re-verification is January 1, 2026. House-to-house verification will be undertaken, sources said. The Election Commission is expected to formally notify a Manipur SIR after that, sources said. Demands for a NRC exercise in Manipur will add further controversy to the voter list revision exercise, particularly since one of the key questions being debated in the Supreme Court (re: the Bihar exercise) is the EC's authority to establish voter identity vs citizenship. READ | Phase 1 Of Bihar Poll Roll Revision Over, 65.2 Lakh Voters At Risk Those demanding a NRC in Manipur have alleged illegal immigrants from neighbouring Myanmar and Bangladesh already figure in lists of voters and need to excluded. The EC, during the Bihar exercise, said it had identified people from Nepal and also Myanmar and Bangladesh, on electoral rolls in the eastern state. Meanwhile, in Tripura the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party's ally, the Tipra Motha Party, met the Election Commission to ask for a SIR in that state too.
Time of India
5 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Extension of President's rule in Manipur will undermine democratic spirit, people don't want it: Congress
Congress opposes extending President's Rule in Manipur. They believe it weakens democracy. The party criticizes the BJP's failure to manage the state. Keisham Meghachandra Singh highlights the lack of a suitable leader. The Union government plans a six-month extension. Manipur has been under President's Rule since February 13. Ethnic violence has caused many deaths and displacement since May 2023. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Guwahati: Opposition Congress on Friday said that extension of the President's Rule in Manipur would undermine the democratic spirit and the people of the state do not want State Congress President Keisham Meghachandra Singh said that the "double-engine" governments have utterly failed to deal with the Manipur situation and the extension of the President's Rule is an Union Government wanted to extend the President's Rule for another six months as there is no suitable (BJP) leader in the state.'President's Rule is a temporary measure for the restoration of peace and normalcy. Continuance of President's Rule due to issues related to internal law and order is unprecedented," Singh, also a Congress MLA, told the said that the President's Rule was imposed and now being extended because the BJP, despite having the numbers, failed to elect a capable leader to steer the Congress leader criticised both the NDA government at the Centre and the former BJP-led government in the state for their lack of initiative in resolving the ongoing Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is set to extend the President's Rule in Manipur for another six months from August 13 and a notice for bringing a statutory resolution on it has been given to the Rajya Sabha, which has been admitted by the BJP, which along with its allies have sufficient strength in the 60-member Manipur Assembly to form a new government in the state for state leaders including former Chief Minister N. Biren Singh on a number of occasions went to Delhi and persuaded the Central BJP leaders to form the popular government in the has been under President's Rule since February 13, four days after the resignation of Biren Singh from the Chief Minister's least 260 people have been killed and over 60,000 people of different communities rendered homeless in ethnic violence between Meitei and Kuki-Zo communities since May 2023 in the state.
New Indian Express
6 days ago
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Centre to extend President's rule in Manipur for six more months, Amit Shah to move resolution in Rajya Sabha
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will on Friday move a resolution in Rajya Sabha to extend President's Rule in Manipur for another six months. The extension will take effect from August 13. "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," a Rajya Sabha Parliamentary bulletin said on Thursday. Manipur was placed under President's Rule after the BJP failed to reach a consensus on a successor to N. Biren Singh, who had resigned as Chief Minister on February 9. He stepped down just a day before his government was due to face a no-confidence motion and a critical floor test. The resignation followed nearly two years of ethnic violence in the state, beginning in May 2023, and came amid increasing pressure from the opposition, which had been demanding Singh's removal. In April, 21 ruling NDA MLAs from the state wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Shah, demanding the immediate installation of a 'popular government.' In their letters, they said the people of Manipur had welcomed President's Rule with high expectations, but there had been no visible actions to restore peace and normalcy. 'There is a strong apprehension among the common people that the violence may reoccur. Many civil society organisations have come out openly against the imposition of President's Rule. They have been demanding the installation of a popular government in the state,' the MLAs wrote jointly. The ethnic violence has left over 250 people dead and displaced 60,000 others. A majority of them are still taking shelter in relief camps.
Indian Express
6 days ago
- Politics
- Indian Express
President's Rule for another 6 months in Manipur, Amit Shah to move resolution in Rajya Sabha today
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will on Friday move a resolution in Rajya Sabha to extend President's Rule in Manipur for another six months. It states: 'That this House approves the continuance in force of the Proclamation dated the February 13, 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 August 13, 2025.' This move to extend President's Rule comes even as the state's Meitei and Naga NDA MLAs have been conducting a months-long campaign pushing for the restoration of a popular government in the state. President's Rule had been imposed in Manipur on February 13, days after former Chief Minister N Biren Singh stepped down from the position, primarily as a result of political pressure from other BJP MLAs from the Meitei community who were dissenting against his leadership. In the last Parliament session, Shah had said that the move to introduce President's Rule had been taken as no one had staked a claim to lead the government after Singh's resignation. However, since April, NDA MLAs – including Singh, legislators close to him, as well as those who dissented against him – have been pushing for the restoration of a 'popular' government, citing the lack of support for President's Rule and the perception that there has not been enough movement towards the restoration of normalcy in the state. The move to extend President's Rule in the state is likely to cause further discontent among the Meitei and Naga MLAs. There have been months of relative peace in the foothill areas where the Meitei-majority Valley meets the Kuki-Zo majority hills, which had been among the worst-affected parts of Manipur in the ongoing conflict. The last major cycle of violence between the communities had taken place in November last year. In the past month, there have been three significant weapons recoveries by security forces in the state, and the government has expressed its intent to facilitate the return to their homes of a large section of people displaced by the violence by the end of the year. However, more than 26 months since the start of the conflict, there has been no significant headway on dialogue between stakeholders of the Meitei and the Kuki-Zo communities.
Time of India
16-07-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Dr. Puneet Kumar Goel appointed as new Chief Secretary of Manipur
Guwahati: The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has appointed Dr. Puneet Kumar Goel , a 1991-batch IAS officer of the AGMUT cadre, as the new Chief Secretary of Manipur . Dr. Goel succeeds Prashant Kumar Singh a 1993-batch IAS officer of the Manipur cadre, who held the post for exactly six months before being reassigned. Manipur has been under President's Rule since February this year. Explore courses from Top Institutes in Select a Course Category Design Thinking Project Management Artificial Intelligence Data Science MCA PGDM Public Policy Degree Technology others CXO Operations Management Finance Others Data Analytics Healthcare Digital Marketing healthcare Data Science Product Management Cybersecurity Leadership MBA Management Skills you'll gain: Duration: 25 Weeks IIM Kozhikode CERT-IIMK PCP DTIM Async India Starts on undefined Get Details Skills you'll gain: Duration: 22 Weeks IIM Indore CERT-IIMI DTAI Async India Starts on undefined Get Details Dr. Goel, who previously served as the Chief Secretary of Goa, brings a wealth of administrative experience across Union Territories and northeastern states. His posting to Manipur was facilitated through an inter-cadre deputation from AGMUT to the Manipur cadre, as per the Ministry of Home Affairs order dated July 16. His appointment comes at a time when the state is grappling with ongoing ethnic unrest and complex rehabilitation efforts and is being seen as a strategic move to ensure stability and effective governance. Outgoing Chief Secretary Singh has now been appointed Secretary of the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes, the position formerly held by Dr. Goel. Singh's short tenure in Manipur was marked by sensitive handling of socio-political challenges and his public commitment to rehabilitate all inmates of relief camps by December 2025. Live Events A senior official in Manipur said, "This high-level administrative change comes as Manipur awaits a critical decision from the Centre on whether to extend President's Rule beyond August 13". Singh was appointed Manipur Chief Secretary in January this year replacing Vineet Joshi, who was then appointed as Union Higher Education Secretary. Singh was then working as the New and Renewable Energy Secretary. The senior official said that Goel's reputation for steady leadership and policy execution is expected to be crucial in managing the state's volatile landscape and delivering on urgent development and humanitarian commitments. More than 260 people have been killed and around 70,000 people of different communities rendered homeless in the ethnic violence between the Meiteis and Kuki-Zo-Hmar communities since May 3. Manipur has been under President's Rule since February 13, four days after the resignation of N. Biren Singh from the Chief Minister's post. Census Th. Chitra Devi, Director of Census Operations, Manipur, called on Governor of Manipur, Ajay Kumar Bhalla, at Raj Bhavan, Imphal. The Director briefed the Governor about the update on the preparations and activities undertaken by the department for the upcoming Census 2027, scheduled to commence in April 2026. She also highlighted the administrative and managerial challenges faced by the directorate and sought the Government's support. The Governor assured his support to address these issues to ensure smooth conduct of census operation in the state.
