Overview
- The Manipur government reiterated on Tuesday that the National Register of Citizens should be updated in the state and said a delegation of MLAs will visit New Delhi to press the Centre on the issue.
- Census 2027 self-enumeration began in Manipur on August 17, creating a sequencing dispute because protesters want citizenship verification completed before population counts advance.
- The Campaign for Just and Fair Delimitation organised a 48-hour shutdown across the Imphal Valley that closed markets, halted public transport and blocked key roads during the census self-enumeration phase.
- Clashes between strike enforcers and security forces were reported, with several protesters injured and hospitals treating wounded civilians, while former chief minister N. Biren Singh told reporters that Home Minister Amit Shah promised the Centre would address the demands.
- The NRC demand rests on long-standing fears about migration and demographic change, the state assembly passed related resolutions in 2022 and 2024, and any formal decision to re-sequence or delay census operations requires central approval and detailed administrative planning.