Manipur to Use 1951 as Base Year for NRC, State Home Minister Confirms to Assembly
Home Minister Konthoujam Govindas said 14,992 of 24,475 detected illegal immigrants have been pushed back to Myanmar.
- On Monday, Manipur Home Minister Konthoujam Govindas informed the 60-member Assembly that the National Register of Citizens will use 1951 as the base year, with the State government pursuing implementation in line with House resolutions.
- Manipur has grappled with undocumented Myanmar nationals since the February 2021 military coup, prompting the government to establish detection mechanisms and push back 14,992 of 24,475 detected illegal immigrants through Chandel, Kamjong, and Tengnoupal border districts.
- While Meitei and Naga organisations support prioritizing the NRC, the Kuki-Zo Council called it "premature and unjustified," urging the Centre to conduct Census operations and rejecting what it termed "unsubstantiated" demographic allegations.
- Naga MLAs abstained from Monday's Assembly session protesting the government's failure on the Leilon Vaiphei abduction-killing case; legislators demanded Deputy Chief Minister Nemcha Kipgen's removal over alleged links between her husband and the Kuki National Front-Presidential .
- The KZC appealed to the Centre for President's Rule re-imposition and expedited dialogue toward a "separate administration" as a Union Territory, describing the Centre's Census deferral as "greatly disturbing.
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Manipur to use 1951 as base year for NRC, state home minister confirms to assembly
Manipur's home minister announced the state will use 1951 as the base year for the NRC. The government will pursue this matter with the central government for approval. Officials have detected 24,475 illegal immigrants within the state's borders. Nearly 15,000 individuals have already been pushed back through diplomatic channels. The Manipur State Population Commission has been constituted following a legislative assembly resolution.
Manipur government wants 1951 as base year to conduct NRC
Manipur Home Minister Konthoujam Govindas informs the State Assembly that 14,992 out of 24,475 ‘illegal immigrants’ detected so far have been pushed back into Myanmar; the Kuki-Zo Council (KZC) urges the Centre to conduct the Census in the State insisting that ‘politically motivated demands’ should not obstruct it
1951 To Be NRC Base Year In Manipur, Says State Home Minister
Manipur Home Minister Govindas Konthoujam told the Assembly that 1951 will be the base year for the proposed NRC in the state, subject to Centre approval. He said records are being traced and 24,475 illegal immigrants have been detected in border districts, with 14,992 repatriated through diplomatic channels.
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