President's Rule imposed in Manipur

President's Rule has been imposed in violence-hit Manipur days after Chief Minister N Biren Singh resigned ahead of a no-confidence motion threat by the opposition Congress.Singh stepped down just a day before his government was set to face a no-confidence motion and a crucial floor test, effectively preempting a political showdown. His resignation came nearly two years after ethnic violence erupted in Manipur in May 2023 and amid mounting pressure from the opposition, which had been relentlessly demanding his removal.

#WATCH | Delhi | On President Rule imposed in Manipur, BJP MP Sambit Patra says, "It is a suspended animation..." pic.twitter.com/KpXiR5y3uL

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Singh quit his post after nearly 21 months after ethnic violence in Manipur that has killed over 250 and displaced several thousands scorched the northeastern province. Singh submitted his resignation to Manipur 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.
The resignation came five days after the Supreme Court directed a central forensics lab for a report on leaked audio tapes that allegedly feature Singh and where he is purportedly heard saying the ethnic violence in the state was instigated at his insistence.