State Congress vice president Tapas Dey said the government is trying to implement NPR against the wishes of the public. (Representational Image)As Tripura prepares to carry out the National Population Register (NPR) exercise, Opposition parties CPI (M) and Congress have expressed confidence that people will reject the exercise and not provide any data. We are campaigning in every block about the difference between census and NPR,” Tapas Dey said. He expressed confidence that people will wholeheartedly join the NPR exercise and cooperate with the authorities. Earlier on February 14, Tripura Census Director PK Chakraborty said NPR data collection is scheduled to start in Tripura from May 16 till June 29 as part of the census exercise.

Source: Indian Express February 18, 2020 13:41 UTC