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Deep in disarray: On the larger message from the Legislative Assembly of Manipur not being convened

Failure to hold (पकड़ना) Assembly session shows depth (गहराई, तीव्रता) of crisis in Manipur

That the Legislative Assembly (विधान सभा) of Manipur was not convened (hold, assemble, meet, gather) on Monday, as recommended by the Council of Ministers (मंत्रिपरिषद), is an indication of how grave (crucial/critical, important/significant, serious) the crisis gripping (affect, afflict, beset, torment) the State is. Governor Anusuiya Uikey did not issue the notification summoning (order someone to be present; call for, ask for, request the presence of) the House, even though the Cabinet had advised her on August 4 itself to call for (require, publicly ask/necessitate, demand) the session on August 21. The delay on the part of Raj Bhavan in issuing the notification is presumably (सम्भवतः) due to the political and law and order (कानून एवं व्यवस्था) situation in the State. Legislators (विधायक) of Kuki ethnicity (जातीयता, मानवजाति), across party affiliations (संबद्धता), have expressed their inability to attend the Assembly session due to the prevailing (existing, current, present) atmosphere (situation, condition, background, context, scenario), as violence continues in parts of the State. It is unlikely (संभावना नहीं, संदिग्ध) that the Governor is unaware of the constitutional position that she is bound by (constrained by, answerable to, liable to, accountable to, under the control of) the advice of the government with regard to (के संबंध में) summoning the Assembly. A Constitution Bench (संविधान पीठ) had made this clear in Nabam Rebia (2016). Whether the Governor is guided by her own wisdom (बुद्धिमत्ता) or the Union government’s assessment of the situation, it is difficult to justify the failure to hold the Assembly session as sought by the Council of Ministers. The last session of the Manipur Assembly was held in March, and the House has to meet again before the expiry of six months from its previous sitting. The period ends on September 2.

There have been both political and civil society (नागरिक समाज) demands for the Assembly to meet and discuss the violence that broke out early in May over a High Court order that directed the Manipur government to respond to a communication (message, information, statement, report, communiqué) from the Union Ministry for Tribal Affairs on recommending the grant (allocation, allotment, award, allowance) of Scheduled Tribe status to the Meitei community. The delay on the Governor’s part in notifying the session casts a shadow on the legitimacy (वैधता, संवैधानिकता) and authority (authorization, right, power) of the government headed by Chief Minister N. Biren Singh. The Governor would be well-advised (wise, sensible, prudent, thoughtful) to act on (comply with, obey, follow, conform to, abide by, adhere to, uphold) the Cabinet’s recommendation. On another issue, there appears to be an unusual delay in the appointment of Justice Siddharth Mridul, a judge of the Delhi High Court, as the Manipur High Court’s Chief Justice. The court has been under an Acting (temporary, short term, provisional, transitional, interim, stand-in, caretaker) Chief Justice for several months now. Reports suggest that the Centre has forwarded the Collegium’s (The collegium system is the one in which the Chief Justice of India and a forum of four senior most judges of the Supreme Court recommend appointments & transfers of judges. There is no mention of the collegium in the Constitution of India) recommendation to the State government for its consent (approval, acceptance, agreement, assent, concurrence). The question arises whether any constitutional functionary (official, office-bearer, office-holder, administrator) in the State is holding back the process. The chain of events set off (cause, bring about, bring on, lead to, give rise to, prompt) by an order passed by the Acting Chief Justice has already witnessed much violence and disorder, and the State should not lapse (deteriorate, decline, fall, get worse, worsen, degenerate) into further constitutional disarray.

Courtesy: The Hindu

Important Word List With Meaning

1.Legislative Assembly (noun)

Hindi Meaning - विधान सभा
English Meaning - Assembly/Vidhan Sabha; a legislative body in the states and union territories of India.

2.hold (verb)

Hindi Meaning - पकड़ना
English Meaning - organize, conduct, convene, assemble (a meeting).

3.depth (noun)

Hindi Meaning - गहराई, तीव्रता
English Meaning - intensity, magnitude

4.the Council of Ministers (noun)

Hindi Meaning - मंत्रिपरिषद
English Meaning - the supreme executive organ in a government. The term is usually equivalent to the word “cabinet”.

5.presumably (adverb)

Hindi Meaning - सम्भवतः
English Meaning - probably, likely, apparently, seemingly, supposedly, all things considered.

6.law and order (noun)

Hindi Meaning - कानून एवं व्यवस्था
English Meaning - a condition in which the existing rules, regulations, norms and related legal codes are recognized and observed for the sustenance of peace, orderliness and security of lives and property in society.

7.legislator (noun)

Hindi Meaning - विधायक
English Meaning - a member of a legislature (parliament/legislative assembly); lawmaker, (elected) representative.

8.ethnicity (noun)

Hindi Meaning - जातीयता, मानवजाति
English Meaning - a category of people who identify with each other based on common language, ancestral, social, cultural, or national experiences.

9.affiliation (noun)

Hindi Meaning - संबद्धता
English Meaning - connection, relationship, association, partnership, attachment, link.

10.unlikely (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - संभावना नहीं, संदिग्ध
English Meaning - doubtful, implausible, improbable, questionable.

11.with regard to (phrase)

Hindi Meaning - के संबंध में
English Meaning - concerning, regarding, with regard to, in relation to, as/in comparison with, in connection with.

12.Constitution Bench (noun)

Hindi Meaning - संविधान पीठ
English Meaning - a bench of the Supreme Court having five or more judges on it. These benches are not a routine phenomenon. Constitution Benches are exceptions, set up only if some circumstances exist).

13.wisdom (noun)

Hindi Meaning - बुद्धिमत्ता
English Meaning - understanding, insight, perception, discernment, foresight, rationale, rationality.

14.civil society (noun)

Hindi Meaning - नागरिक समाज
English Meaning - it is the space outside the family, public sector (government & its branches) and private sector (businesses and corporations). It now signifies a wide range of organised and organic groups including non governmental organisations (NGOs), trade unions, social movements, grassroots organisations, online networks and communities, and faith groups.

15.legitimacy (noun)

Hindi Meaning - वैधता, संवैधानिकता
English Meaning - constitutionality, reasonableness, justification, validity.

16.deep (adjective)

English Meaning - very intense or extreme.

17.disarray (noun)

English Meaning - disorder, confusion, chaos, disorganization, shambles.

18.convene (verb)

English Meaning - hold, assemble, meet, gather.

19.grave (adjective)

English Meaning - crucial/critical, important/significant, serious.

20.grip (verb)

English Meaning - affect, afflict, beset, torment.

21.summon (verb)

English Meaning - order someone to be present; call for, ask for, request the presence of.

22.call for (phrasal verb)

English Meaning - require, publicly ask/necessitate, demand.

23.on one’s part (phrase)

English Meaning - done/made by someone.

24.prevailing (adjective)

English Meaning - existing, current, present.

25.atmosphere (noun)

English Meaning - situation, condition, background, context, scenario.

26.bound by (adjective)

English Meaning - constrained by, answerable to, liable to, accountable to, under the control of.

27.aid and advice (phrase)

English Meaning - The real authority to take decisions lies in the elected government. This is the meaning of ‘aid and advice’. Titular head (Governor/Lt. Governor) has to act in accordance to aid and advice.

28.bench (noun)

English Meaning - a court of law with a number of judges.

29.Division Bench (noun)

English Meaning - a bench of two or three judges is called a division bench.

30.sought past tense of seek (verb)

English Meaning - ask for, request, appeal, solicit, call on, invite.

31.break out (noun)

English Meaning - (sudden) outbreak, eruption, flare-up, upsurge, outburst, blow-up (of something unwelcome).

32.communication (noun)

English Meaning - message, information, statement, report, communiqué.

33.grant (noun)

English Meaning - allocation, allotment, award, allowance.

34.Meitei/Manipuri people (noun)

English Meaning - an ethnic group native to the state of Manipur in northeastern India. Valley-dwellers & non-tribals Meitei/Manipuri comminity is the largest & dominant community in Manipur, account for about 53% of the State’s total population of 2.85 million (2011 census).

35.Kuki-Zomi community (noun)

English Meaning -The Kuki (hill tribes) people are an ethnic group native to the state of Manipur and other states in northeastern India. The “Mizo” (poetic version of “Zomi”), people are a ethnic group native to the Indian state of Mizoram and neighbouring regions of Northeast India.

36.cast a shadow on/over (phrase)

English Meaning - to make people feel less happy, to make situation appear less good or hopeful; disappoint, let down, discourage, demoralize, wear down.

37.authority (noun)

English Meaning - authorization, right, power.

38.well-advised (adjective)

English Meaning - wise, sensible, prudent, thoughtful.

39.act on (phrasal verb)

English Meaning - comply with, obey, follow, conform to, abide by, adhere to, uphold.

40.acting (adjective)

English Meaning - temporary, short term, provisional, transitional, interim, stand-in, caretaker.

41.collegium (noun)

English Meaning - The collegium system is the one in which the Chief Justice of India and a forum of four senior most judges of the Supreme Court recommend appointments & transfers of judges. There is no mention of the collegium in the Constitution of India.

42.consent (noun)

English Meaning - approval, acceptance, agreement, assent, concurrence.

43.functionary (noun)

English Meaning - official, office-bearer, office-holder, administrator.

44.hold back (phrasal verb)

English Meaning - hinder, hamper, impede, inhibit, obstruct, thwart, block.

45.set off (phrasal verb)

English Meaning - cause, bring about, bring on, lead to, give rise to, prompt.

46.lapse (verb)

English Meaning - deteriorate, decline, fall, get worse, worsen, degenerate.