Imphal, Oct. 3 -- The Manipur government has appealed to the Campaign for Just and Fair Delimitation (JFD) to put its September 30 deadline on hold, saying the demands raised by the organisation over the National Register of Citizens (NRC) are being pursued by the state.

Government spokesperson and MLA Sapam Ranjan made the appeal on Saturday, saying the administration was taking the issues raised by the JFD seriously and was working towards addressing them.

One of the JFD's key demands is the updating of the NRC using 1951 as the base year before the Census is conducted in the state. Ranjan pointed to the postponement of Census-related operations in Manipur and urged the organisation to allow the government additional time to pursue th...