2 students injured during anti-census protest in Manipur: Police
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Two students sustained injuries on Monday at the anti-census protests in Manipur demanding the postponement of the census processes until the implementation of the National Register of Citizen (NRC), shared police.
Adding to this, According to police tensions escalated when the group of protestors attempted to intervene in the census training session at Dhanamanjuri Teachers’ Training College and Hindi Teachers’ Training College in Imphal’s Dhanamanjuri University. (PTI) According to police tensions escalated when the group of protestors attempted to intervene in the census training session at Dhanamanjuri Teachers’ Training College and Hindi Teachers’ Training College in Imphal’s Dhanamanjuri University, and security forces resorted to a lathi-charge to control the mob.
Meanwhile, Police shared the injured were admitted to a nearby hospital.
Notably, The Campaign for Just and Fair Delimitation (JFD), a local organisation, revealed a 48-hour total shutdown across the state to fulfil their demand.
As per the latest buzz, JFD convenor Jeetendra Ningomba shared that JFD with support from several civil organisations including community leaders from Naga and Meitei Muslim have been pressing the government to postpone the census process until implementation of NRC with base year 1951.
In further updates, “If the census process starts before sorting out illegal immigrants and migrants then the indigenous population of Manipur which is already vulnerable, will be largely affected,” shared Jeetendra.
On top of that, With the same demand, a large number of students protested along Tiddim Road, slogans of “No NRC, No Census” were also raised. The rally was brought under control after they marched for around 2km along Tiddim Road, from Imphal International Airport towards Keishampat junction in Imphal.
The protestors also demanded the resettlement of internally displaced persons (IDPs) before the census process starts.
Source: Hindustan Times