IMPHAL, Aug 20 NNN : Amidst roaring demands in Manipur for Kuki statehood, Nagas’ Alternative Arrangement and Autnomous Hill State by the various tribal communities in the state, shifting of the state capital of Manipur to one of the hill districts has been echoed today. Leaders of All Tribal Students Union, Manipur (ATSUM), Federation of All Tribal Youth Clubs, Manipur (FATYCM), Tribal Youth Council, Manipur (TYCM), Zeliangrong Students Union, Manipur (ZSUM), Naga Women Union (NWU) and tribal leaders today in an emergency on an issue, have deliberated on the numerous tribal problems.
Convened by Land Owners Protection Committee, the tribal organisations took 11 resolutions which include the shifting of Manipur capital to one of the hill districts. Today’s emergency meeting was convened to discuss the alleged repeated warnings to ban house construction, destruction of houses and materials inside the individual patta land at Poumei Colony area by the volunteers of Laipham Khunou Youth Development Association (LKYDA) recently.
Other resolutions that have been taken today are to submit an ultimatum to the government of Manipur for an explanation as to why actions have not been taken against the LKYDA. The meeting also resolved to approach the Scheduled Tribe Commission, government of India that tribals find it difficult to settle in the state capital Imphal.
One resolution says the government should compensate all the properties lost in the LKYDA attack at Poumei Colony area.It then strongly condemned the tribal ministers and MLAs for not raising their voice when tribal people have been discriminated in the state capital.
Finally, the meeting entrusted ATSUM, ATDUM and FATYCM to take up the issues in collaboration with other tribal based bodies.
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