New Delhi, Feb. 11 -- Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday raised concerns over the Manipur Governor's actions, accusing him of violating Article 174(1) of the Indian Constitution that mandates that there should be no more than a six-month gap between two consecutive legislative sessions.

The 7th session of the 12th Manipur Legislative Assembly, which was scheduled to begin on February 10, was declared "null and void" with immediate effect, as per a notice released by Assembly Secretary K. Meghajit Singh on Sunday.

In a post on X, Jairam questioned why the Governor has failed to summon the assembly, especially after the resignation of Chief Minister Biren Singh on Sunday night, ahead of a scheduled no-confidence motion.

"Today is the l...