Capital Project cannot destroy Lei-Ingkhol

New Delhi, 5th May 2013

Today, a meeting of JAC was convened at Lei-Ingkhol that is located between Chingmeirong and Mantripukhri (Imphal East, Manipur, India). The meeting lamented over the attempt of the government to encroach at Lei-Ingkhol in the name of Capital Project. It may be mentioned that since 2005 there had been agitations by the villagers in association with civil society organizations against the attempt of the government to destroy village in the name of project.

The then Union Minister Oscar Fernandez had visited at night and assured that the village would not be destroyed. However, the Government has been using various tactics to divide the villagers to weaken their collective strength to resist project. It has been the primary conspiracy of the politicians, bureaucrats, contractors and their agents who earn profit from projects. This approach cannot bring development, peace and democracy in our land. It is wrong to destroy homesteads and communal land to construct officers’ quarters.

In an act of forced displacement the fisher communities of Loktak, residents of Yaifa Leika, etc are suffering till date. The 2nd May incident of Chadong village in Ukhrul, May 3rd incident of Silent Village, Mapithel Dam victims, Khuga Dam victims, the question of defending boundary and so on are the issues centred on land.

The tactics to destroy Lei-ingkhol is a project carried out under the SPA funding of the Indian Government. Many from across the globe have expressed solidarity to the demand of Lei-ingkhol.

The issue had to be reminded to the Government of India and the concerned institutions so that the village is being projected and mistakes of the project are being corrected. Lei-ingkhol belongs to the villagers. It cannot be destroyed by the government.

Neo-Liberal government is destructive
Let us change the system
Let us establish people’s democracy

Dr. Malem Ningthouja
Chairperson
Campaign for Peace & Democracy (Manipur)

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India (Manipur): Capital Project-na Lei-Ingkhol Sokpa Yaroi
Press Release
5th May 2013
New Delhi

Ngasi Chingmeirong – Mantripukhri lonnabada khundariba Lei-Ingkholda (Imphal East, Manipur, India) JAC gi meefam ama pangthokkhre. Meefam asida sarkarna Capital Project saabagi mingda Lei-Ingkhol khopchinnaba hotnarakpa asibu pendaba fongdokkhre. Ningsingba yabadadi 2005 tagi houna Sarkarna project ki mingda khun thugaiduna lam khopchinnaba hotnarakpagi mayokta khongjang kaya khunmeesingna leptna CSO singga changsinlakkhi. Matamdugi Union Minister Oscar Fernandez na ahingda koiratuna khun asi sok-halloi hairamba leikhre. Adubu sarkarna khunmeesingbu khaibung tahanduna makhoina project mayoknanabagi apunba panggal solhannaba lallong kayasu tourakli.

Masi projectagi sendong tanba politician, bureaucrat, thikadar amasung makhoigi agent kharagi thourangni. Thouong asina ireibak asida chaokhatpa, shanti amasung democracy purakpa ngamloi. Meegi yum-kei amasung khun-gi lam thugairaga officer singgi quarter sagani haibasi chumde. Forced displacement ki thouongda Loktakki ngamising, Yaifa Leikaigi khunmeesing, asinachingba kaya ngasifao awaba mayoknari.

May 2nd Ukhrulgi Chadong khun-gi thoudok, May 3rd ki Silent Village ki thoudok, Mapithel Dam victims, Khuga Dam victims, ngamkhei ngakpagi wafam asi khuding lamgee wafam ngaktani. Lei-ingkhol thugaibagi lallong asi India Government ki SPA funding makhada chattharakpa project amani. Malemgi mafam kayadagi lei-ingkholgi demand asibu solidarity pirakli.

Wafam asi India Government amasung mari leinaba institution singda nouhouna khnghanlaga khun asi knnaba amsung project ki asoiba kaya chumthoknaba hotnaba tai. Lei ingkhol asi khunmeesinggini. Masi Sarkarna thugaiba yaroi.

Neo-Liberal leingak asidi mang tak-hanningaini
Leingaklon asi hongdoksi
Meeyamgi leingak lingkhatsi

Dr. Malem Ningthouja
Chairperson
Campaign for Peace & Democracy (Manipur)

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* This info was sent by Dr. Malem Ningthouja (Campaign for Peace & Democracy (Manipur) who can be contacted at mningthouja(at)yahoo(dot)com
This Press Release was posted on May 07, 2013

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