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Manipur may come under President's rule: Advani

Indications to this effect were given by Union Home Minister L K Advani while talking to newsmen in Silvassa on Saturday.

He said he had already talked to Congress president Sonia Gandhi seeking her party's co-operation in this regard.

Home secretary Kamal Pandey who was asked to brief Sonia Gandhi, was later directed to discuss the issue with senior West Bengal leader Pranab Mukherjee.

Advani said he would dicuss the matter with Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee before the government takes a decision.

Government needs Congress support in Parliament, especially in the Rajya Sabha where it does not have a majority, to get the approval for any Presidential proclamation to bring the state under central rule.

Manipur has been rocked by a serious political crisis in the wake of divisions within the United Legislature Front coalition, headed by Chief Minister W Nipamacha Singh, which is seeking to unseat Speaker Dhananjay Singh who is supported by the opposition.

Last month, the Speaker abruptly adjourned the assembly sine die after the ruling side tabled a motion of no-confidence against him.

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