Govt working on ILP bill, Biren re-assures House

By A Staff Reporter

IMPHAL | July 20

Chief minister N. Biren today assured the House that his government will take pick up where the previous government let off on the issue of the demand for passing a legislation on the line Inner Line Permit (ILP) to regulate entry by migrant influx.

Rounding off the discussion on the motion of thanks to on the governor’s address Biren said the ILP imbroglio is carried over from the past government. Biren was responding to a demand by Congress member Kh. Joykishan for inclusion of implementation of ILP or framing of a suitable law for protection of the indigenous people of the state in the governor’s address.

Biren, who is also the leader of the House said out of the three bills, one has been sent back by the President and the previous government redrafted another bill that can replace the rejected one. However, the election came followed by flood.

“The government will consult all the stakeholders so that such legislation can protect all the communities. The government will work on this cautiously,” Biren said.

He further said the government is trying to tackle the problems which are immediate and the flood situation is more serious and needs serious intervention.

The government is planning to dredge the river beds of the Nambul, Kongba and Imphal rivers and more also to prevent siltation in the Loktak lake.

The chief minister clarified that the state government is left out of the talks between the NSCN (IM) and the Centre and it is not known what the framework agreement contains. However, the state government has been reassured by the Prime Minister that the territorial boundary of Manipur will not be compromised at any cost. “The stand of the present government on the issue of protection of territorial integrity has not changed from the stance taken by the previous government,” the chief minister assured.

Regarding protection of paddy land, Biren said the government has enacted a rule for preservation of the agricultural lands and many individuals have been fined for building concrete structures.

Stating that the anti-corruption cell is successful to a certain corruption, Biren mentioned that the Lok Ayukta is also being implemented. He stressed that the state government cannot provide white collar jobs for all the unemployed persons but focus is made on skill development encouraging entrepreneurship.

By A Staff Reporter

IMPHAL | July 20

Chief minister N. Biren today assured the House that his government will take pick up where the previous government let off on the issue of the demand for passing a legislation on the line Inner Line Permit (ILP) to regulate entry by migrant influx.

Rounding off the discussion on the motion of thanks to on the governor’s address Biren said the ILP imbroglio is carried over from the past government. Biren was responding to a demand by Congress member Kh. Joykishan for inclusion of implementation of ILP or framing of a suitable law for protection of the indigenous people of the state in the governor’s address.

Biren, who is also the leader of the House said out of the three bills, one has been sent back by the President and the previous government redrafted another bill that can replace the rejected one. However, the election came followed by flood.

“The government will consult all the stakeholders so that such legislation can protect all the communities. The government will work on this cautiously,” Biren said.

He further said the government is trying to tackle the problems which are immediate and the flood situation is more serious and needs serious intervention.

The government is planning to dredge the river beds of the Nambul, Kongba and Imphal rivers and more also to prevent siltation in the Loktak lake.

The chief minister clarified that the state government is left out of the talks between the NSCN (IM) and the Centre and it is not known what the framework agreement contains. However, the state government has been reassured by the Prime Minister that the territorial boundary of Manipur will not be compromised at any cost. “The stand of the present government on the issue of protection of territorial integrity has not changed from the stance taken by the previous government,” the chief minister assured.

Regarding protection of paddy land, Biren said the government has enacted a rule for preservation of the agricultural lands and many individuals have been fined for building concrete structures.

Stating that the anti-corruption cell is successful to a certain corruption, Biren mentioned that the Lok Ayukta is also being implemented. He stressed that the state government cannot provide white collar jobs for all the unemployed persons but focus is made on skill development encouraging entrepreneurship.

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