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New Delhi: The President’s Rule in Manipur has been extended for another six months, starting from August 13, 2025 as joint security forces step up operations against insurgent groups across the state. The decision came after Union Home Minister Amit Shah moved a resolution in the Lok Sabha seeking approval for the extension.
The House admitted the notice and passed the resolution, which said: “That this House approves the continuance in force of the Proclamation dated 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.”
President Rule in Manipur
The President’s Rule was initially imposed in Manipur on February 13, 2025, following prolonged ethnic violence and a breakdown of administrative machinery in the state. The violence started in the state in 2023 after a ‘Tribal Solidarity March’ was organised against the high court order.
There have been many efforts by the Central government to bring the warring communities to the negotiating table. The extension comes even as security remains tense in several parts of Manipur, with efforts at reconciliation and peacebuilding still underway.
The Central government is expected to use this period to stabilise the law-and-order situation and assess the feasibility of holding Assembly elections at a later date.
Manipur was placed under President’s Rule after the Bharatiya Janata Party 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.
What is President Rule?
In India, President’s Rule refers to a situation where the central government takes direct control of a state’s administration, suspending the elected state government and potentially the state legislature
