New Delhi: The Congress has said that Article 174 that stipulates there cannot be more than a six-month gap between two assembly sessions has been “violated” in Manipur and alleged that this is a “deliberate contempt of the Constitution”.
Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh posted on X, “Article 174 of the Constitution of India states: ‘The Governor shall from time to time summon the House or each House of the Legislature of the State to meet at such time and place as he thinks fit, but six months shall not intervene between its last sitting in one session and the date appointed for its first sitting in the next session’.”
Article 174 of the Constitution of India states:
"The Governor shall from time to time summon the House or each House of the Legislature of the State to meet at such time and place as he thinks fit, but six months shall not intervene between its last sitting in one session and…
— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) February 13, 2025
The Governor of Manipur had convened the Assembly session to begin on February 10, 2025 and a no-confidence motion submitted by the Congress was to be taken up, he pointed out.
The CM resigned the previous night and the session was later declared “null and void”, Ramesh said.
He said, “Six months have now passed. Article 174 has clearly been violated. This is nothing but deliberate contempt of the Constitution.”
He said, “It is, however, not surprising because way back on August 1st, 2023, itself the Supreme Court had observed that ‘there has been an absolute breakdown of constitutional machinery in the state’. That breakdown and the agony of the people of Manipur continues as they still await a visit by the PM who goes everywhere but Manipur.”
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The Congress on Tuesday asked why the Manipur Governor is “violating” the article by not summoning the Manipur Assembly for its constitutionally mandated session.
