Administration Manipur CMImphal, Aug. 20 -- Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Thursday met a delegation of students representing 10 schools and colleges at the Chief Minister's Secretariat here, who demanded implementation of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) ahead of the upcoming Census.
The students urged the Chief Minister to press the Centre to implement the NRC in Manipur before the Census is conducted, arguing that the exercise is necessary to detect illegal immigrants in the state. They also called for the reopening of educational institutions and demanded that the issue be taken up during the forthcoming State Assembly session.
Responding to the delegation, Chief Minister Singh assured them that the government would m...