Imphal: The Manipur Congress has strongly opposed the imposition of the President’s Rule or the suspension of the Manipur State Assembly following the resignation of N. Biren Singh as Chief Minister.
The party has advocated for a democratically elected government to safeguard democracy and ensure stability in Manipur.
The Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) president, Keisham Meghachandra Singh, took to X and stated, “For the people of Manipur, the Congress party opposes any move to impose President’s Rule in Manipur now, as well as any move to place the Manipur Legislative Assembly under suspended animation.”
For the people of Manipur, Congress party opposes any move to impose President's Rule in Manipur now as well as the party also opposes any move to place Manipur Legislative Assembly under suspended animation now.
Congress party wants a democratically elected popular government…
— Keisham Meghachandra Singh (@meghachandra_k) February 10, 2025
He added, “The Congress party wants a democratically elected, popular government in Manipur in the larger interest of safeguarding democracy in the state.”
The BJP high command will hold a crucial meeting in Delhi on February 12 to select Manipur’s next chief minister.
As per sources, all BJP legislators from the northeastern state have been summoned to attend the deliberations.
Amidst speculation, the imposition of President’s Rule is seen as a possible step by the Central government to restore stability in a state, which has been grappling with ethnic conflict for nearly two years since May 3, 2023.
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Biren Singh resigned as chief minister on February 9 evening amid speculation of a no-confidence motion.
Singh submitted his resignation to Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla at Raj Bhawan around 5:20 pm, hours after meeting Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi.
