▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁for ▁M iz or am . ▁ ▁Ear lier ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁L ask ar ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁the ▁Ob server ▁of ▁A IC C ▁Minor ity ▁Department ▁for ▁Man ip ur ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁elections ▁to ▁coordinate ▁the ▁election ▁campaign ▁in ▁the ▁ 6 0 ▁Assembly ▁constitu encies ▁of ▁the ▁Indian ▁state ▁of ▁Man ip ur . ▁On ▁ 9 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁he ▁submitted ▁his ▁report ▁on ▁the ▁Man ip ur ▁elections ▁to ▁the ▁A IC C . ▁ ▁Rec ently , ▁L ask ar ▁has ▁been ▁very ▁vocal ▁about ▁alleg ed ▁har ass ment ▁of ▁religious ▁minor ities , ▁especially ▁Christians , ▁in ▁India ▁ ▁and ▁alleg ed ▁attacks ▁on ▁Church es . ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁vocal ▁about ▁what ▁he ▁terms ▁as ▁" dis c rim ination ▁met ed ▁out ▁by ▁the ▁Mod i ▁Government ▁against ▁the ▁minor ities ". ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁critic ized ▁the ▁President ial ▁candidate ▁of ▁N DA ▁Ram ▁N ath ▁K ov ind ▁over ▁his ▁alleg ed ▁remark ▁term ing ▁Islam ▁and ▁Christian ity ▁as ▁al ien . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁critic ▁of ▁the ▁Cit iz ens hip ▁( Am end ment ) ▁Bill ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁which , ▁he ▁claims , ▁can ▁change ▁the ▁dem ography ▁of ▁sp ars ely ▁populated ▁states ▁of ▁N ortheast ▁India ▁such ▁as ▁Meg hal aya , ▁Nag aland ▁and ▁M iz or am . ▁He ▁claims ▁that ▁the ▁B J