Imphal, July 25 -- Manipur's Congress has slammed Union Home Minister Amit Shah's plan to move a statutory resolution in the Rajya Sabha to extend President's Rule in Manipur for another six months during the ongoing Monsoon session of Parliament.

Speaking to the media at Imphal on Friday, the president of the Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC), Keisham Meghachandra, said that extending President's Rule in Manipur is not the choice of the general public in the state.

The people expect the formation of a new government following the end of President's Rule and the revocation of the Assembly's suspension, Meghachandra said.

The MPCC president alleged that if President's Rule is extended, the true democratic rights enshrined in the...