Overview
- The Manipur government opened a two-day consultative meeting in Imphal on Friday to review demographic trends and plan for Census-2027 and possible NRC steps.
- Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh said the government’s top priority is to protect the state’s land, culture and people and asked stakeholders to keep proposals within the Constitution.
- Home Minister Konthoujam Govindas Singh told the seminar the state has told the Centre it is willing to conduct an NRC under legal and constitutional rules and noted the Union Home Ministry has set up a High-Level Committee to study demographic changes.
- Multiple civil-society groups are pressing for the NRC to be completed before the national Census and have warned of a Census boycott and a statewide shutdown starting from the midnight of August 9 if no clear roadmap is announced.
- Ongoing bandhs and highway blockades have disrupted supplies, stranded truck drivers and hit daily wage earners, and officials say the consultation’s recommendations will determine the state’s next steps and influence both local policy and its engagement with the Centre.