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Imphal, May 27 (IANS) Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Wednesday said the Centre’s decision to constitute a high-level committee to study demographic changes in the country was historic. He expressed profound appreciation to the Central government, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, for its decision to constitute the high-level committee. Lauding the initiative as a historic step, the Chief Minister noted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s declaration of a “High-powered De…

New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has welcomed the Centre’s announcement about the formation of the ‘High-Level Committee on Demographic Change’ to tackle challenges like infiltration that pose unnatural demographic change in the country, however, he cautioned the government against pushing it without adequate facts and figures in hand, regarding “unnatural population shifts”. He said that the country must have correct facts and figures about the demographic factors.This came a…

New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) Reiterating the national security threat from unnatural demographic change, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday announced the constitution of a five-member committee led by retired Justice Prakash Prabhakar Naolekar to address infiltration-related issues. “Infiltration and other reasons causing unnatural demographic change pose a very significant challenge to the present and future of any nation,” Union Minister Shah said on social media platform X.”To address this …

New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday announced the formation of the ‘High-Level Committee on Demographic Change’ to tackle challenges like infiltration that pose unnatural demographic change in the country.Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced this committee on August 15, 2025, during his Independence Day address at the Red Fort. The idea behind this was to evaluate unnatural population shifts across India caused by infiltration and other factors.In a post on X,…