Postpone Census to first hold tripartite talks on NRC, citizenship issues: Manipur civil society groups

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Manipur civil society groups have called to postpone the Census until tripartite talks address NRC and citizenship issues, opposing the current Census process. They advocate using 1951 Census data to identify original Indian citizens amid concerns about migration from Myanmar.

Some Meitei, Naga groups oppose Census process, call for NRC-type exercise first; must use 1951 Census data to identify “original Indian citizens” in the State, they say, expressing concerns about migration from Myanmar