Overview
- The Upper House passed the resolution by voice vote to apply the 2024 Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) amendments to Manipur.
- Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav moved the motion, saying Parliament must legislate for the state while its assembly remains suspended.
- The amendments decriminalise minor water-pollution offences, replace some imprisonment with monetary penalties, empower the Centre to set service terms for State Pollution Control Board chiefs, and expand Consent to Operate frameworks.
- Opposition MPs from Congress, TMC, DMK and others pressed for immediate elections and said the changes weaken enforcement and centralise authority.
- Yadav said states such as Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh and West Bengal have already adopted the law, as the broader dispute over restoring an elected government in Manipur continues.