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* SHRI TH. CHAOBA SINGH (INNER MANIPUR): Thank you very much for giving me the time to participate in this debate. I would like to speak in Manipuri.

Madam, I extend my support to the Statutory Resolution brought by Hon’ble Home Minister, along with suggestions. How the President’s Rule came into being in Manipur? Madam Chairperson, this House knows it is because of the Anti-Defection Law. Smaller States like Manipur are suffering from political instability because of this law and now we can see it in Meghalaya. Legislatures are defecting every now and then due to the weakness of the Anti-Defection Law. This was the primary cause. Another reason was that among the partners of NDA there was difference and there was clash of BJP policy and Samata policy. BJP does not want to form a Government with the defectors. Samata wanted to form a Government encouraging defections. This is the thing! How the first Government was pulled down? The Samata welcomed all the hoards of defectors from Congress. As a result a new Government was formed. Soon after some legislatures left Samata group and joined BJP but BJP leadership here did not want to form the Government with the defectors. Then it finally resulted in President’s Rule.

SHRI HOLKHOMANG HAOKIP (OUTER MANIPUR): Mr. Chairman, Sir, I thank you very much. I am from Manipur. There are two MPs from Manipur – one from Outer Manipur and another from Inner Manipur. I am from Outer Manipur and Shri Th. Chaoba Singh is from Inner Manipur. So, I want to speak on Manipur discussion particularly.

Manipur is a tiny State, but rich in culture and advanced in many things like sports, dance, etc. Literacy rate is very high in Manipur. In Manipur, unemployment is the crux of the problem and many of the unemployed youth join insurgent activities.