Four more Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) have signed a declaration supporting the ‘No NRC, No Census’ campaign launched by the Women Wing of the Campaign for Just and Fair Delimitation (JFD), Manipur.
As part of the campaign, the JFD Women Wing on October 8 submitted a five-point memorandum to MLAs, seeking their positions on the demand to withhold census operations in Manipur until the National Register of Citizens (NRC) is updated using 1951 as the base year.
The campaign continued today, with Thokchom Lokeshwar Singh, MLA of Khundrakpam Assembly Constituency; Dr Usham Deben Singh, MLA of Wabagai; Keisham Meghachandra Singh, MLA of Wangkhem and Kangujam Ranjit Singh, MLA of Sugnu, signing declarations expressing support for the demand.
According to Sougrakpam Sumati Devi, convenor of the JFD Women Wing, the legislators signed the declarations after receiving the memorandum and expressing their support for the campaign’s demand.
With the latest four signatories, the campaign has secured the support of 18 MLAs, according to the JFD Women Wing’s earlier announcements. Four supporters at the launch on September 29, three more on October 1, four on October 3 and three on October 8.