Civil Society Groups Hold Rally To Demand Postponement Of Manipur Census

Civil Society Groups Hold Rally To Demand Postponement Of Manipur Census

Hundreds of participants carrying placards and banners joined the procession, raising slogans against the Census exercise and urging the authorities to defer it until normalcy is restored in the state.

Big uproar in Manipur, ‘If there is no amendment in NRC, there is no census’, thousands of people took to the streets against illegal immigrants.

The atmosphere of tension regarding internal security, citizenship and demography has once again heated up in the north-eastern state of Manipur. Just before the upcoming census in the country, thousands of local people have come out on the streets in many areas including Imphal, the capital of Manipur. 14 major civil organizations and social organizations of the state have opened a front against the Central Government in one voice, demanding ma…

Thousands rally in Imphal, demand NRC update before census

Imphal: The demand for the implementation of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) 1951 gathered momentum on Monday as thousands of people from different parts of Manipur assembled in Imphal to stage a mass protest. The rally was organised by 14 CSOs Kangleipak, a coalition of 14 civil society organisations. Protesters demanded that the NRC […] The post Thousands rally in Imphal, demand NRC update before census appeared first on EastMojo.