Even as several civil society organisations and student outfits boycotted the Republic Day function, Manipur Chief Minister N Biren on Saturday advised activists in the State to join politics since they plan to run a parallel Legislative Assembly.
Speaking at the Manipur Rifles parade ground, Biren said: “It becomes advisable to the people to study the Citizenship (Amendment), Bill. If it turns out that the Bill will be against the interest of the people, our party (BJP) will lead the people in protest. We have already approached the Centre demanding to insert a clause in the interest of the people”.
In Manipur, several civil society organisations and some students’ bodies have been organizing agitations demanding the withdrawal of the contentious Bill. They boycotted the Republic Day celebrations in Manipur.