Centre set to impose President's rule in Meghalaya

New Delhi: The Centre on Wednesday accepted the Governor’s recommendation to impose President's rule in Meghalaya, a day after the state government narrowly survived a trust vote with the help of the Assembly speaker.

Briefing reporters here after a meeting of the union cabinet, Home Minister P Chidambaram said: "The Cabinet received a report from the (Meghalaya) governor on the events yesterday (Tuesday, during the trust vote). He has stated that there's a breakdown in the constitutional machinery and has recommended president's rule. The report has been accepted and a recommendation made to the president."