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Manipur Cabinet takes no decision on new district
The Hindu | Imphal, August 7, 2011T
The Manipur Cabinet which met on Friday night failed to take a decision on the formation of the Sadar Hills district. The All Naga Students' Association Manipur (Ansam) has warned that if the government went ahead with the new district, to be carved out of Senapati district, ignoring the two memoranda it signed with the Ansam and the Naga Students' Federation (NSF) it would not remain silent.
When the Sadar district agitation intensified, the Ansam and the NSF launched their own campaigns saying that land of the Nagas should not be touched.
MoUs signed
Two Chief Ministers, Rishang Keishing and W. Nipamacha, had signed MoUs in this regard. As the Nagas and the Kukis reside side by side it is impossible to carve out the Sadar district excluding the Naga villages and land.
Talking to journalists Ngamkhohao Haokip, president of the Sadar Hills Districthood Demand Committee said the agitation would be withdrawn only when the new district was formed.
Buildings torched
At least five government office buildings were torched in Sadar Hills on Friday night. Two tribal youths were wounded when the Manipur Rifles troopers opened fire on them.
Meanwhile, the government has made arrangements to bring stranded bus passengers to Imphal through an undisclosed road. Reports say that most of the passengers had elected to walk from the Senapati market to Imphal, a distance of over 70 km. There is no movement of vehicles on the national highway.
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