Home Minister to move statutory resolution in Parliament to extend President’s Rule in Manipur

Home Minister Amit Shah is likely to move a statutory resolution in the Rajya Sabha in the ongoing Monsoon Session of the Parliament to extend President’s Rule in Manipur for another six months.

According to the Rajya Sabha bulletin, Mr. Shah’s notice was admitted for Thursday (July 24, 2025) but the House was adjourned around 2:15 p.m. following protest by the Opposition against the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Bihar.

The statutory resolution notice said, “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.”

Manipur was placed under President’s Rule on February 13 following the resignation of Chief Minister N. Biren Singh on February 9.

As per Article 356(3) of the Constitution, President’s Rule, which is enforced through the Governor’s office, usually lasts six months and can be extended every six months with the approval of the Parliament for up to three years.

The Hindu had reported on July 17 that Central rule is likely to be extended for another six months in the State as government focusses on opening of national highways and recovery of looted police weapons.

The ethnic violence between the Kuki-Zo and Meitei people that erupted in the State on May 3, 2023 has claimed the lives of 250 people and displaced more than 60,000 people from their homes.

National Highways 2 and 37, which are key to connect the land-locked Imphal valley to Nagaland and Assam respectively and critical for supply of essentials and other commodities, pass through Kuki-Zo inhabited areas. Meitei people who live in the valley have not been able to access the highways since the violence began in May 2023. Over 6,000 police weapons were also looted in the State.