India’s parliament on Friday passed a resolution allowing prime minister Narendra Modi’s federal government to take direct control of the strife-torn northeastern state of Manipur.
Early on Friday morning, parliament ratified the constitutional provision, known as president’s rule, after a late-night debate in the Rajya Sabha (upper house) that began at 2.36am. The scheduling decision drew sharp criticism from the opposition. The imposition of so-called president's rule on an Indian state means it will be governed directly by the federal government through the federally-appointed governor.
