New Delhi, Aug 5 || The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed a statutory resolution extending President’s Rule in Manipur for a further six months, effective from August 13, 2025.
The resolution, tabled by Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai, was adopted through a voice vote amid persistent sloganeering and disruptions by Opposition members demanding a discussion on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar.
Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh presided over the session, which saw repeated appeals for order.
“Please go to your seat and say 'no'”, he urged Opposition MPs, reminding them that the resolution was a constitutional obligation under Article 356 and had to be disposed of within the mandated timeframe.
“We have not done any business in the House,” he added, pointing to Congress MP Jairam Ramesh as disruptions continued.
Rai introduced the resolution, stating that the extension was necessitated by the ongoing administrative vacuum in Manipur. He clarified that the violence in the state was triggered by a High Court order related to reservation and not by religious conflict.
“Those who say it is communal are incorrect,” Rai said, adding that no deaths had been reported during the eight months of President’s Rule.