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Difficult Word\/ Phrase<\/td>Contextual Sense<\/td><\/tr>
Disarray <\/td>a state of confusion and complete lack of organization in a situation or place<\/td><\/tr>
Convene <\/td>Meet formally<\/td><\/tr>
Grip <\/td>to take hold of firmly or tightly<\/td><\/tr>
Call for <\/td>Request the participation or presence of<\/td><\/tr>
Cast a shadow <\/td>cause (something) to be less good or enjoyable<\/td><\/tr>
Functionary <\/td>A worker who holds or is invested with an office<\/td><\/tr>
Hold back <\/td>Delay acting<\/td><\/tr>
Set off <\/td>Set in motion or cause to begin<\/td><\/tr>
Lapse <\/td>Drop to a lower level, as in one’s morals or standards<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Deep in disarray (a state of confusion and complete lack of organization in a situation or place)<\/strong>: On the larger message from the Legislative Assembly of Manipur not being convened<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Failure to hold Assembly session shows depth of crisis in Manipur<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

That the Legislative Assembly of Manipur was not convened (Meet formally) <\/strong>on Monday, as recommended by the Council of Ministers, is an indication of how grave the crisis gripping (to take hold of firmly or tightly) <\/strong>the State is. Governor Anusuiya Uikey did not issue the notification summoning the House, even though the Cabinet had advised her on August 4 itself to call for (Request the participation or presence of)<\/strong> the session on August 21. The delay on the part of Raj Bhavan in issuing the notification is presumably due to the political and law and order situation in the State. Legislators of Kuki ethnicity, across party affiliations, have expressed their inability to attend the Assembly session due to the prevailing atmosphere, as violence continues in parts of the State. It is unlikely that the Governor is unaware of the constitutional position that she is bound by the advice of the government with regard to summoning the Assembly. A Constitution Bench had made this clear in Nabam Rebia (2016). Whether the Governor is guided by her own wisdom or the Union government\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There have been both political and civil society 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 from the Union Ministry for Tribal Affairs on recommending the grant of Scheduled Tribe status to the Meitei community. The delay on the Governor\u2019s part in notifying the session casts a shadow (cause (something) to be less good or enjoyable)<\/strong> on the legitimacy and authority of the government headed by Chief Minister N. Biren Singh. The Governor would be well-advised to act on the Cabinet\u2019s 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\u2019s Chief Justice. The court has been under an Acting Chief Justice for several months now. Reports suggest that the Centre has forwarded the Collegium\u2019s recommendation to the State government for its consent. The question arises whether any constitutional functionary (A worker who holds or is invested with an office) <\/strong>in the State is holding back (Delay acting)<\/strong> the process. The chain of events set off (Set in motion or cause to begin)<\/strong> by an order passed by the Acting Chief Justice has already witnessed much violence and disorder, and the State should not lapse (Drop to a lower level, as in one’s morals or standards) <\/strong>into further constitutional disarray.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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