Home Minister Seeks Parliament Approval to Extend President’s Rule in Manipur

Speedy Summary

• Home Minister Amit Shah intends to move a statutory resolution in the Rajya Sabha to extend President’s Rule in Manipur for an additional six months.
• President’s Rule, initially imposed on February 13, 2025, followed the resignation of the former Chief Minister N. Biren Singh on February 9, 2025.
• The resolution seeks approval for extending presidential control in Manipur under Article 356 of the Constitution until August 13, 2025.
• Article 356(3) allows such extensions up to three years with parliamentary approval every six months.
• Disturbances in Rajya sabha over unrelated matters led to adjournment; so, deliberations for this motion were postponed from July 24, 2025.
• Ethnic violence between Kuki-Zo and Meitei communities as May 2023 has resulted in at least 250 casualties and displacement of over 60,000 people.
• Key supply routes via National Highways (NH) connecting Imphal Valley remain inaccessible due to tensions in Kuki-Zo areas.
• Over 6,000 police weapons were looted,further complicating law enforcement efforts.

Indian Opinion Analysis
The decision to extend President’s Rule reflects ongoing instability and limited progress toward resolving the ethnic strife between Manipur’s Kuki-Zo and Meitei communities sence May 2023. The two-year-long conflict has exacted a heavy humanitarian toll while also isolating critical road access points essential for food supply chains and daily life within Manipur’s landlocked regions.Prolonging federal control underscores that barriers like persistent violence along highways or recovery of stolen arms remain unresolved despite interventions so far by both central authorities and local administrations during earlier phases of temporary governance

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