IMPHAL, Oct 4: The Manipur People\u2019s Party (MPP) observed a protest dharna on Thursday condemning the statement of Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde who had said no to the introduction of Inner Line Permit system (ILP) in Manipur.
\nVeteran MPP leader O Joy told reporters it was an indecent act of Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde, who has become an elected lawmaker, to abuse the Manipur assembly House without courtesy. The demonstration was staged in front of the MPP office building here.
\nJoy further called on the Prime Minister for action against Shinde for allegedly uttering such offensive remarks. \u201cOur state needs an urgent Act to save its people even though the ILP system is not enforced.\u201d
\nMPP on September 26 had strongly reacted against the statement made by Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shende in New Delhi regarding the issue of ILP urging him to withdraw it.
\nShinde in his statement made on September 10 in New Delhi in connection with a Bill passed unanimously in the last session of the Manipur Legislative Assembly session demanding the introduction of ILP System in Manipur, had said, \u201cOur Constitution will not allow such things. Any sensible person who believes in the Constitution will not pass such a bill.\u201d
\nResponding to a media quarry on the sidelines of the demonstration, MPP president Sanasam Umananda said, \u201cThe party being a regional party it is our sole responsibility to safeguard the indigenous people of the state.\u201d Terming the statement of Home Minister Shinde as a contempt of the House, he said it showed disrespectful to the people of the state.
\nAsking whether it is the policy of the Indian Government to make the Manipuris a died out people by not introducing ILP system in the state, the MPP president announced that the part will launch agitations in all the districts of the state with awareness programme on the ILp system.
\nFederation of Regional Indigenous Society (FREINDS) president Sapamacha Jadumani, leaders of MPP Youth Front and MPP Mahila were also took part at the protest.<\/p>\n\n