IMPHAL, August 21 : Amidst roaring
demands in Manipur for Kuki statehood, Nagas' Alternative Arrangement
and Autnomous Hill State by the various tribal communities in the state,
shifting of the state capital of Manipur to one of the hill districts
has been echoed today.
Leaders of All Tribal Students Union, Manipur (ATSUM), Federation of All Tribal Youth Clubs, Manipur (FATYCM), Tribal Youth Council, Manipur (TYCM), Zeliangrong Students Union, Manipur (ZSUM), Naga Women Union (NWU) and tribal leaders today deliberated on the numerous tribal problems. Convened by the Land Owners Protection Committee, the tribal organizations took 11 resolutions which included the shifting of Manipur capital to one of the hill districts. Today's emergency meeting was convened to discuss the alleged repeated warnings to ban house construction, destruction of houses and materials inside the individual patta land at Poumei Colony area by the volunteers of Laipham Khunou Youth Development Association (LKYDA) recently.
Other resolutions taken today were to submit an ultimatum to the government of Manipur for an explanation as to why actions have not been taken against the LKYDA. The meeting also resolved to approach the Scheduled Tribe Commission, government of India on the difficulties faced by tribals to settle in the state capital Imphal. One resolution said the government should compensate all the properties lost in the LKYDA attack at Poumei Colony area. It then strongly condemned the tribal ministers and MLAs for not raising their voice when tribal people have been discriminated in the state capital. Finally, the meeting entrusted ATSUM, ATDUM and FATYCM to take up the issues in collaboration with other tribal based bodies.
