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Protest over census escalates in Manipur amid call to boycott govt institutions

Protest over census escalates in Manipur amid call to boycott govt institutions

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Normal life remained paralysed across several valley districts in Manipur on Wednesday as the 48-hour shutdown called by the Campaign for Just and Fair Delimitation (JFD), a Meitei group, against the Census until a National Register of Citizens (NRC) is done, entered its last day. The organisation announced a boycott of all government institutions starting Thursday as part of its agitation. Market places, educational institutions, and public transport were also affected. (ANI) Meitei groups have been pressing for an NRC to identify undocumented migrants who settled in Manipur after 1951 from neighbouring countries and pose a threat to the state’s original inhabitants. Kuki organisations have accused Meiteis of trying to label them all as undocumented immigrants. In neighbouring Assam, an NRC was updated in 2019 to identify undocumented immigrants who came to the state after 1971. JFD secretary Longjam Ratankumar Singh, said that as a part of the agitation against the government’s negligence of people’s demand on NRC before census process, boycott of all government institutions, both central and state, will be effective from Thursday. …

Six injured in protest against census without NRC| India News

Six injured in protest against census without NRC| India News

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At least six protestors were injured in police action on Wednesday during a protest in Manipur’s Imphal for the implementation of a National Register of Citizens (NRC) or a similar mechanism before the census in the ethnic violence-hit state. A confrontation was triggered after the protestors were blocked. (ANI) Hundreds took to the streets under the banner of Just Fair Delimitation (JFD), a civil body, and marched towards the Manipur assembly, which is in session, with placards. They argued that the census, without first identifying undocumented immigrants, would undermine the exercise. A confrontation was triggered after the Manipur Police and Rapid Action Forces blocked the protestors and fired tear gas shells. The six protestors sustained minor injuries and were given first aid and discharged. Congress lawmaker K Meghachandra raised the matter in the assembly and urged the government to defer the census process until peace is restored and internally displaced persons (IDPs) are resettled. Chief minister Y Khemchand informed the House that the census would take time as preparatory procedures are to be completed. Home …

Pushing the panic button in West Bengal

Pushing the panic button in West Bengal

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Between July and November 2025, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee hit the streets of Kolkata twice to protest against the policies of the Union government. While it is unusual for Chief Ministers to descend on the streets and protest in other parts of the country, it is not an uncommon sight in West Bengal, particularly when elections are round the corner. On November 4, the street protest by Banerjee, who is also the Trinamool Congress (TMC) chairperson, was against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal. With a similar exercise being carried out in the neighbouring State of Bihar a few months earlier, the TMC leadership had warned of massive protests, including laying siege to the office of the Chief Electoral Officer, West Bengal, if the exercise was carried out by the Election Commission of India (ECI) in the State. At the end of her march, Banerjee accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at the Centre and the ECI of using the SIR as a political tool to intimidate voters. …

Joint Forum against NRC writes to Joint Committee of Parliament on Waqf Amendment Bill; asks for revocation

Joint Forum against NRC writes to Joint Committee of Parliament on Waqf Amendment Bill; asks for revocation

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Members of the forum handing over a memorandum to Jagdambika Pal, Chairperson of the Joint Committee of Parliament on the Waqf Amendment Bill, in Kolkata on Monday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The Joint Forum against National Register of Citizens (NRC), a common platform of civil society groups, socio-political organisations and individuals have filed a deposition with the Joint Committee of Parliament on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 on Monday. The forum criticised the proposals in the Bill for diminishing the powers of the Waqf Boards and giving “arbitrary powers” to District Collectors. The five-member delegation of the Joint Forum against NRC, which submitted the deposition to Jagdambika Pal, Chairperson of the Joint Committee of Parliament on the Waqf Amendment Bill, comprised Professor Albeena Shakil, Dr. Amartya Roy, Umar Awais, Samiran Sengupta, and Soumyadeep Biswas. Some of the key salient points mentioned in the deposition were “Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024 is distinctive because it has generated controversies about violations of the Indian Constitution. Our objections to the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 are mainly on the …

At Eid prayer, Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee says ‘ready to shed blood for country’, no to CAA and NRC | Latest News India

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West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday, addressing a gathering at an Eid prayer, reiterated that the state will not accept the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, National Register of Citizens and Uniform Civil Code. She also warned the gathering not to fall prey to the plot of “some people” during elections. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee at an Iftar party in Kolkata on Tuesday.(ANI) “Eid Mubarak. It is the Eid of happiness. It is the Eid of giving strength. It is a big thing to observe this Eid by fasting for a month… We are ready to shed blood for the country but will not tolerate torture for the country. A uniform civil code is not acceptable. I want harmony in all religions. Your safety, your life…,” news agency ANI quoted Mamata Banerjee as saying at the Eid prayer in Kolkata. Unlock exclusive access to the story of India’s general elections, only on the HT App. Download Now! “We will not accept the CAA, NRC, Uniform Civil Code… During elections, some people will …

Process to unlock biometrics can begin with CAA implementation: Himanta | Latest News India

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Guwahati, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said with the implementation of the Citizenship Act, 2019, a clarity has emerged and the process to unlock the biometrics of those frozen during the updating of the National Register of Citizens can begin. HT Image ”I will discuss the process with All Assam Students’ Union and other stakeholders and hopefully, a solution will be reached soon after the elections”, Sarma said at a press conference here on Friday. Hindustan Times – your fastest source for breaking news! Read now. The biometrics of around 27 lakh people in the state were locked and they were unable to get Aadhaar cards. During the last two years, following the enactment of the law, ”we were doing the groundwork to dispel doubts raised about the CAA. Now it is clear that anybody who came after 2014 will not be given Indian citizenship”, he said. Sarma said he was 100 per cent convinced that not even a single person will come to Assam through the CAA and ”only those who had applied …