Manipur athletes support ST demand
IFP Bureau18 Apr 2024
Players participating in the tournament held at Lamjao Football ground in Kakching district, extended solidarity to the protest, chanting various slogans, prior to the match, stated a release.
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Players participating in the tournament held at Lamjao Football ground in Kakching district, extended solidarity to the protest, chanting various slogans, prior to the match, stated a release.
Th Basanta Kumar, the BJP candidate for Inner Manipur PC, has expressed his support to the demand to include the Meetei community in the ST list.
The World Meetei Council (WMC) advised the present chief minister to keep in mind that the ST demand made by the Meeteis is solely to safeguard the future identity of the community.
The World Meetei Council (WMC) warned that Meetei’s identity will be extinct if the community is not included in the ST list before the 2026 delimitation.
The Schedule Tribe Demand Committee Manipur (STDCM) on Sunday met independent MP candidate Haorungbam Sarat to solidify his stance on the demand to include Meitei/Meetei in the ST list.
Residents of Pangantabi staged a sit-in at the area on Friday chanting the slogan ‘ST Status for Meetei-The Only way Forward’ among various others.
Ching Tam Women Development Association Manipur president N Kunjeshori appealed to every Meiteis in the outer parliamentary constituencies to extend their support to candidate Alyson Abonmei.
“Every indigenous community in Manipur is on the ST list except for the Meiteis. This has bogged down our growth and development of the community."
No ST No Vote Campaign committee Kakching district and Thoubal district president P Budhina on Wednesday said that ANSAM had issued a memorandum to Manipur Governor expressing its objection against the inclusion of Meiteis into the ST category.
The Scheduled Tribe Demand Committee Manipur (STDCM) on Sunday issued a stern call, urging the state government to address the pressing issue without delay.
World Meitei Council (WMC) in its demands urged the Centre to contain, control and disarm the Chin-Kuki militants to bring normalcy in Manipur and to bring justice to the Meeteis, stated a release.
WMC president Urikhibam Kunjo emphasised the long-standing nature of the demand for the inclusion of the Meetei community in the ST list within the Meetei community.
WMC chairman Heigrujam Nabashyam stressed the need for inclusion of Meeteis in the ST list
A single bench of High Court of Manipur by Justice Golmei Gaiphulshillu had on Wednesday ordered the removal of a paragraph from the March 27, 2023 order passed by the then Acting Chief Justice MV Muralidharan which directed the state government to consider the inclusion of the Meitei community in the scheduled tribe list.
Manipur CM N Biren Singh briefs Union Home Minister Amit Shah on developments
The World Meetei Council (WMC) urges Manipur CM N Biren Singh to send the required reports on Meetei’s ethnography and Meetei’s latest socio-economic to the Centre before the Parliamentary elections.
“If the Manipur government had addressed the ST demand by Meiteis on time, that could have aided in resolving the issue."
The Scheduled Tribe Demand Committee Manipur (STDCM) appealed to MLAs to persuade Chief Minister N Biren Singh, urging proactive steps before January 31, including the submission of necessary documents for Meitei enlistment.
The Miss Call Campaign to ramp up the demand for inclusion of Meitei/Meetei in the ST list will continue till December 20.
The movement is a long-planned agenda by the Kukis for years and the Union home minister’s repeated claim is an attempt to escalate further violence, Manipur CPI alleged in a release.