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The state constitution was short-lived. In October 1949, the Maharaja was invited to a meeting in Shillong, and asked to sign a merger agreement with the Indian Union. When he asked for consultation with his ministry, he was told that the Government of India did not recognise the Assembly and the Ministry formed under the state constitution ...
On 21 September 1949, the Maharaja was coerced to sign a Manipur Merger Agreement with the Union of India, to take effect on 15 October the same year, which legality is also disputed by many [50] [51] [52] As a result of the agreement, the Manipur State merged into the Indian Union as a Part C State (similar to a Chief Commissioner's Province ...
The Maharaja presided over a transition to democracy, passing the Manipur State Constitution Act 1947. He signed the Instrument of Accession , joining India shortly before the British departure. In 1949, a few months before India became a republic, he signed a merger agreement, whereby Manipur became an integral part of India governed by the ...
On 11 August 1947 CE, Maharajah of Manipur Bodhchandra Singh signed the Instrument of Accession [4] agreeing to accede defense, communication and external affairs to Union of India on the assurance of autonomy of Manipur and further signed a merger agreement in October 1949 which is disputed to be an agreement made under duress. [5]
Coalition of Indigenes' Rights Campaign, Manipur [2] [a] (CIRCA) is a Meitei activist organisation in the state of Manipur, India.It campaigns against the merger agreement by which the princely state of Manipur merged into independent India in 1949, and demands a pre-merger status for Manipur.
The history of Manipur is reflected by archaeological research, mythology and written history.Historically, Manipur was an independent sovereign kingdom ruled by Meitei dynasty but at different point of time it was invaded and rule over by other state and authority.
Meitei and Pangal nationalists [15] began claiming Manipur was a sovereign state in 1949 with democratic rule under 'Manipur State Constitution Act 1947' and Maharaja of Manipur Bodhchandra Singh was in no position to sign the merger agreement. [16] [need quotation to verify]
In September 1949, the ruler of Manipur signed a merger agreement with India, giving up his kingdom and obtaining a privy purse in return. [13] Many Meitei people feel that their self-determination was violated by the agreement since the legislature elected under the constitution was not consulted. [14]