AJMSECDO demands talks minority issue

IMPHAL | Sept 28

All Jiribam Muslim Socio-Economic and Cultural Development Organisation (AJMSECDO) has submitted a memorandum to the chief minister, N. Biren Singh demanding to arrange a tripartite talk of government of Manipur, JCILPS, KSA and AJMSECDO at Imphal in the larger interest of the minority communities of Jiribam.

The memorandum stated that the foreigners issue including local and non-locals in Manipur has become a burning problem in Jiribam because some Imphal based organisations like JCILPS, KSA and others often targeted the non-Manipuris namely Bengalis (Hindu and Muslim) and other minority communities who have been residing in Jiribam since time immemorial even during the period of maharajas as foreigners/non-local and not indigenous people of Manipur.

It said these Bengali speaking people and other non-manipuri speaking people are the citizen of Manipur and indigenous citizen in category but non-locals because they had settled in Jiribam keeping brotherly relation with the meeteis and maintaining peace and harmony and taking part in all major issues of Manipur.

The sentimental languages like foreigners, non-locals, non-indigenous, etc. against Bengali speaking and other non-Manipur speaking people published in local dailies and broadcasted in electronic media by JCILPS, KSA and other hurt the sentiment of those people and added that there is doubt  and fear that such publication and broadcasting may create communal tension between the major and minority communities in Jiribam.

A statement of the association that an executive committee meeting was held on September 26 at the premises of Al-Ameen School, Sonapur, Jiribam to discuss various agendas including correction of error in Aadhaar ID and Voter ID.

It said that the meeting discussed in length about error entries in voter IDs and aadhaar IDs which does not tally the name and identification of the individuals and added that such error may have been done by the authorities concerned and not by the individuals and unanimously resolved for correction of the errors.

The meeting unanimously resolved to appeal the Jiribam DC to make arrangement for mass correction of the errors in voter and Aadhaar IDs at the earliest and also to appeal Jiribam SP to co-operate with the authority concerned in the correction of the errors, it added.

 Stating that some individuals are using unwanted languages in open markets, roads and streets, hotels, public places and even in camera and public meetings which may affect sentiments of opposite communities, it said that the meeting unanimously resolved to appeal the Jiribam DC and SP to keep a strict vigil on the matter and take appropriate action against those found involved in such matter.