New Delhi: Jul 25: The Central Government has extended President’s Rule in Manipur for another six months starting August 13, 2025, as joint security forces intensify operations against insurgent outfits across the state.
The extension was approved after Union Home Minister Amit Shah introduced a resolution in the Lok Sabha seeking the continuation of the constitutional provision.
The resolution, which was passed by the House, stated: “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.”
केंद्र ने पूर्वोत्तर राज्य मणिपुर में जारी राजनीतिक अस्थिरता और शांति व्यवस्था के मद्देनज़र राष्ट्रपति शासन की अवधि छह महीने के लिए और बढ़ाई, यह विस्तार 13 अगस्त 2025 से प्रभावी होगा#Manipur pic.twitter.com/gnpkTZjdve
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President’s Rule was initially imposed in the state on February 13, 2025, following a complete administrative breakdown and ongoing ethnic clashes that had plagued Manipur since 2023.
The unrest was triggered by a ‘Tribal Solidarity March’ organised in protest against a Manipur High Court order. Since then, the Central Government has made several attempts to facilitate dialogue between conflicting communities.
Meanwhile, security forces have intensified operations against insurgents. In the last 24 hours alone, 10 militants associated with proscribed outfits have been arrested from multiple districts, including Imphal West, Imphal East, Bishnupur, Kakching, Tengnoupal, and Tamenglong.
According to an IANS report, the arrested individuals are believed to be members of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK), and the People’s Liberation Army (PLA).
The Centre continues to focus on restoring normalcy while dealing firmly with insurgency and working towards a long-term resolution of the ethnic conflict.
The fresh extension comes as large parts of the state continue to remain volatile, with peacebuilding efforts still underway. Officials indicate that the extended period will be used to restore law and order and explore the possibility of conducting Assembly elections in the future.
The imposition of President’s Rule came after Chief Minister N. Biren Singh resigned on February 9, 2025—just a day before facing a no-confidence motion in the Assembly. The BJP failed to agree on his successor, leading to a political vacuum in the state.
Singh’s resignation followed nearly two years of ethnic strife beginning in May 2023, and mounting pressure from the Opposition demanding his removal.
In April, 21 MLAs from the ruling NDA alliance in Manipur wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Shah, urging the urgent formation of an elected government. They argued that despite people’s initial support for President’s Rule, there had been little progress in restoring peace.
“There is growing concern among the people that the violence might erupt again,” the legislators warned. “Numerous civil society groups are demanding the reinstatement of a popular government.”
The ethnic conflict between the Kuki-Zo and Meitei communities that erupted on May 3, 2023, has so far claimed at least 250 lives and displaced over 60,000 residents.
National Highways 2 and 37, lifelines connecting Manipur to Nagaland and Assam, pass through Kuki-Zo dominated regions and have remained largely inaccessible to Meitei residents of the valley since the onset of the violence. The conflict also led to the looting of more than 6,000 police firearms. (Edited)
