An ambulance navigated past a fire set on the road by protesters at Lamlong Bazar, Imphal East on 19 August 2026 — the second day of a 48-hour statewide strike demanding NRC implementation before Census 2027.
Demonstrators burned an effigy and raised placards at Lamlong Bazar, Imphal East on 19 August 2026, as the 48-hour JFD strike kept markets, schools, and transport shut across Manipur for a second consecutive day.
A protester lay on the road in front of an Assam Rifles armoured vehicle at Lamlong Bazar, Imphal East on 19 August 2026, attempting to halt its movement during the second day of the 48-hour NRC strike.
Protesters chanted slogans and held placards as an Assam Rifles armoured vehicle moved through Imphal on 19 August 2026, during the Campaign for Just and Fair Delimitation (JFD) strike demanding NRC implementation ahead of Census 2027.
Strike supporters staged road blockades across Imphal on the second day of the JFD-called shutdown on 19 August 2026, pressing their demand for NRC updation before the 2027 Census.
Women supporters of the JFD strike sat on roads barricaded with tree branches in Imphal on 19 August 2026, reinforcing the blockade as part of the campaign for NRC updation before the upcoming Census.
A 'NO NRC NO CENSUS' banner was strung across a road in Imphal on 19 August 2026, encapsulating the core demand of the Campaign for Just and Fair Delimitation (JFD) — that the National Register of Citizens (NRC) must be updated before any national Census proceeds.