Following the resignation of Chief Minister Biren Singh on February 9, President’s Rule was imposed in ethnic violence-hit Manipur on Thursday.
A notification issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs said that President Droupadi Murmu had expressed concern over the state of affairs in Manipur, stating that a situation had arisen in which the government of the state could not be carried on in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution.
Therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 356 of the Constitution, and of all other powers enabled to her in that behalf, President Droupadi Murmu has assumed to herself as the President of India, all functions of the Government of the State of Manipur and all powers vested in or exercisable by the Governor of that State, added the notification.
The Manipur Assembly has also been put under suspended animation.
Biren Singh had submitted his resignation to Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla in state capital Imphal on February 9, a day before the State Assembly was scheduled to convene for the Budget Session, which was scrapped.
Manipur witnessed one of the worst ethnic clashes between the Meitei and the Kuki communities in 2023 and 2024, which claimed 250 lives and left several injured.
Several Opposition leaders and members of the Kuki community blamed Singh for the escalation of violence.