Manipur action gives Congress a chance to hit back at PM’s barbs on the use of this Article in the past by Congress governments; Kharge and Rahul say ‘admission of failure’ on the part of the BJP govt to maintain order.

All eyes are now on the BJP’s central leadership over its next step in strife-torn Manipur, a day after President`s rule was imposed in the northeastern state and the Assembly put under suspended animation.

The imposition of President's rule was prompted by the resignation of Chief Minister N Biren Singh, who stepped down after nearly 21 months of ethnic violence in the state that has claimed over 250 lives.

The imposition of President's rule was necessitated in Manipur as the deadline to convene the Assembly lapsed on February 12, three days after N Biren Singh resigned as the Chief Minister. Under President's rule,

Announcing the President rule, Ministry of Home Affairs said President Droupadi Murmu is of the opinion that "a situation has arisen in which the government of that state cannot be carried on in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution".

President's rule was imposed in strife-torn Manipur on Thursday and the state assembly put under suspended animation, days after Chief Minister N Biren Singh resigned from his post that led to politic