Now, indigenous groups raise demand for NRC in Manipur

The demand for implementation of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) continues to rise in Manipur, with groups representing indigenous communities now joining a similar demand by seven student organisations that flagged the ‘ever-increasing number of non-local residents’ in Manipur.

Earlier this week, organisations representing 19 tribes such as Tangkhul, Zeme, Liangmai, Aimol, Maring and Kom submitted a memorandum to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, asking him to use the NRC in Manipur for filtering foreigners out, putting them in detention centres and eventually deporting them.

The tribal organisations’ memorandum follows a similar plea by seven students’ bodies, including the All Manipur Students’ Union, the All Naga Students’ Association of Manipur and the Manipuri Students’ Federation.