From 1951 to 1972. This cannot be called a climb down but being practical, for remember it is more than clear that the State Government does not have the National Register of Citizens for 1951, as evidenced by the RTI application submitted by a social worker some time back. One is obviously talking about the base year for preparing a fresh Bill in place of the PMP Bill which has been withheld by the President of India. Now with the Joint Committee on Inner Line Permit System upping the pressure on the State Government to deliver the fresh Bill in the coming Assembly session, the Government need to realise the importance of taking everyone on board before the Bill is finalised and tabled in the Assembly. What happened after August 31 last year should be enough lesson for the Government and everyone else. Let it also be clear to all the native people of the land that what the JCILPS is demanding is a Constitutional measure to protect the interest of the indigenous people in the face of the relentless onslaught of non-local people into the soil of Manipur. It is this which is central to the demand to enact a law so that the future of the native people may be safeguarded. On the other hand the hill people too should come to the understanding that their interest cannot be jeopardised as they are already under Constitutional protection by being included in the Scheduled Tribe category. In such a situation it is the valley people who are facing the threat of unchecked entry of non-local people. However the central idea is to protect the interest of the local people and this fact should not be lost on anyone.
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