Why has the Manipur Census operation been deferred?

What led to the Census deferment? What is the argument of the pro-NRC groups? How is the NRC demand linked to Manipur’s ethnic conflict?

Students during a protest rally demanding government to update the National Register of Citizens (NRC) before initiating census operations in ManipurNEW DELHI: The Centre on Monday deferred the census exercise in Manipur, a statement issued by the CM’s Secretariat said.The decision came after Union home minister Amit S