Overview
- The Manipur government told the State Assembly on Monday that 1951 will be the baseline for any National Register of Citizens update and that it will press the Union government for approval.
- State officials said they are tracing original 1951 records but acknowledged Manipur cannot carry out an NRC on its own and needs central authorization.
- Home Minister Govindas Konthoujam reported that authorities have identified 24,475 alleged illegal immigrants so far and that 14,992 have been pushed back with district-level sheltering and biometric registration in place.
- Kuki community leaders have warned a state-only NRC would be discriminatory and question the availability of reliable 1951 records while all Naga MLAs boycotted the Assembly session to protest local security and accountability issues, and the Centre deferred the Census-2027 in Manipur on August 31.
- Officials cite Assam's unresolved, court-tied NRC as a caution that a Manipur exercise could face legal challenges and that the move could reshape local politics, delimitation fights and daily life for people housed in temporary camps.