ILP Demand: Transporters to stop services
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, August 08, 2014:
Even as there has been no sign of abatement in the ongoing public movement for implementation of Inner Line Permit system in Manipur to check unregulated entry of outsiders, Thoubal District Transporters Union (TDTU) on Friday announced its support to the demand and said that it would suspend service from 5 am to 5 pm on August 11 to show its solidarity to the public movement.
Addressing a press conference in this regard at Manipur Press Club here, Secretary of the Union L Devkumar Singh observed that one-fourth of the total population in Manipur is now made up of outsiders as a result of the abolition of the restrictive system which was in place in the State back in 1950.So, re-introduction of the Inner Line Permit system is essential to protect the indigenous people from the onslaught of unchecked and unregulated influx of outsiders.
He also made it clear that the public demand for re-introduction of Inner Line Permit system in Manipur is not to ban entry of outsiders but to stop illegal influx of outsiders.
Meanwhile, responding to the call of Joint Committee on Inner Line Permit System, which is spearheading the ongoing public movement for enforcement of Inner Line Permit System in the State, students of Mayai Lambi College, Yumnam Huidrom High School, Rural Academy of Advance Learning School, Iboton Modern High School, Little Rose Master School, Wangoi Higher Secondary School, Samurou High School, Nirmala High School and Wangoi Junior High School took out a protest rally at Wangoi in Imphal West today.
After the rally, a public meeting was also held at Wangoi Bazar.
Speaking to media persons on the sidelines of the protest rally cum public meeting, London, member of JCILPS Students' Wing said that implementation of ILP system is the only way to save indigenous people which have been facing threat from the rampant entry of non-locals and pointed out that a time will come when outsiders will rule the State if the system is not implemented as soon as possible.
On the other hand, Keirak Rural Women Development Association in collaboration with JCILPS jointly staged a sit-in-protest at Keirak Dam Bazar demanding implementation of ILP system.
Placards which read ‘Implement ILP system in the State', ‘Do not let non-locals rule the State', ‘We condemn beating of students' etc were used during the protest demonstration.
The protesters also resolved to restrict entry of non-locals without proper identification documents in Keirak Dam.
In connection with the ongoing demand, similar protest was also staged by locals and women folks of Sekmaijin Khunou at Sekmaijin Khunou Bazar.
Joining the movement, a protest rally cum sit-in-protest was staged by students of Th Ibobi Memorial English School, Uchiwa Leirak Achouba and Uchiwa High School at Uchiwa Leirak Achouba Machin.
Sit-in-protests to press the demand for implementation of Inner Line Permit system were witnessed at Sekmaijin Khunou Ireima Ground and Lamsang Bazar which were participated by large numbers of women folks.
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