Manipur Crisis
The imposition of President’s Rule in Manipur has reignited fierce debates about the state’s future, exposing deep ethnic and political fault lines.
The imposition of President’s Rule in Manipur has reignited fierce debates about the state’s future, exposing deep ethnic and political fault lines.
The representatives of the Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI), an umbrella organization of Meitei civil society groups, met Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla at Raj Bhavan, Imphal, on Monday.
The imposition of President’s Rule in strife-torn Manipur has sparked intense political reactions, with opposition parties accusing the BJP-led central government of failing to control the prolonged ethnic violence in the state.
Coming down heavily on the NDA, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday said the imposition of President's rule in Manipur is a direct admission of the failure of the BJP governments at the Centre and the state, and asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to apologize to the people.
Former Chief Minister and Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader Okram Ibobi Singh has called on the BJP’s central leadership to elect a new Chief Minister for Manipur, emphasising the urgent need to restore peace and normalcy in the violence-hit state.
In an effort to maintain peace and stability across Manipur's hill and valley districts, security forces launched extensive search operations and area domination exercises in vulnerable and fringe regions.
The central leadership of Janata Dal-United (JDU) has overturned the decision of its Manipur state president to withdraw support from N Biren Singh-led BJP government and removed him from the post.
In a significant political development, the Janata Dal-United, an ally of the saffron party, has officially withdrawn its support from the BJP-led government in Manipur.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Tuesday, greeted the people of Manipur, Meghalaya, and Tripura on their 53rd Statehood Day.
Chief Minister N Biren Singh said on Tuesday that his government would intensify the "War on Drugs" campaign, highlighting the persistence of illegal poppy cultivation in the hill districts.