Will Manipur Impasse Be Resolved? What Government Plans For Parliament

Sources said the government is not expecting the opposition to back down from its demand that Prime Minister Narendra Modi speak in parliament on the Manipur issue

The logjam in parliament over Manipur is likely to be the backdrop for the government's big push on the legislative front. Sources said the government is not expecting the opposition to back down from its demand that Prime Minister Narendra Modi speak in parliament on the Manipur issue. On its part, the government is firm on its refusal, assuming that the opposition's demand is powered by electoral compulsions.

This is why the government will now insist on settling its legislative work, sources said. If a bill has to be passed amid uproar, it will be done, sources said.

Today, Union Home minister Amit Shah told the Lok Sabha that the government is ready for discussion on Manipur. But the government is clear that only the Home Minister will speak on the Manipur situation, sources said.