Imphal, April 2 -- Manipur has been reduced to a dumping ground for refugees decades ago," says former Manipur Chief Minister and Manipur unit BJP leader N Biren Singh in his X post on Wednesday.

As early as the late 1960s and early 70s, documents reveal the presence of over 1,500 families who had crossed over and were provided assistance for rehabilitation in Manipur. This wasn't some isolated event.

There were multiple letters from MPs, government departments, and refugee associations, all pointing to the presence of a large number of refugees in Manipur, N Biren Singh writes.

Official records show that even before Manipur became a full-fledged state, thousands of refugees settled in Manipur with the knowledge of the authorities at t...