Imphal: The BJP in Manipur will set up a 13-member committee to look into the issue of the delimitation exercise in the state.
This was informed by senior BJP MLA Kh Ibomcha on Thursday.
The party stated that it has no objection to delimitation in the state as long as it is based on an authentic census.
Ibomcha said during a recent meeting of BJP MLAs, a decision was taken to form a 13-member delimitation committee to address the issue.
Of the 13 members, 12 will be MLAs and one will be from the office bearers of the party’s state unit.
The 13-member committee will consist of 12 MLAs and one will be from the office bearers of the party’s state unit.
“The Manipur BJP has no objection to delimitation as long as it is based on an authentic census. However, the proposed delimitation which is to be conducted based on a census report (2001), which is full of irregularities, would be a false step,” Ibomcha said.
Manipur BJP MLAs demanded a ‘review’ of the 2001 Census and the implementation of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) prior to any delimitation exercise in the state.
The demand for a review of the 2001 census came a few days after 13 other parties urged the Centre to defer the delimitation exercise in the state until the “errors” in the headcount that year are rectified.
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The Supreme Court on March 17 granted three months to the Centre for carrying out the delimitation exercise in Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, and Manipur.
The central government informed the Supreme Court that while consultations were ongoing for Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland, the ongoing violence in Manipur made the situation not conducive for the delimitation exercise.
