With Government agreeing to certain points laid down earlier...Finally, JCILPS-Govt talk set for today
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, August 09 2015 :
After more than 45 days of intense agitation demanding the implementation of Inner Line Permit System or a legislation to protect the indigenous people of Manipur, the Joint Committee on Inner Line Permit System (JCILPS) is set to hold a talk with the Government of Manipur tomorrow.
The decision to hold the dialogue comes after a month of young school student Sapam Robinhood was killed in police action on July 8 .
Announcing the dialogue date with the State Government, convenor-in-charge of the JCILPS, Khomdram Ratan told media persons today evening that a 14 member team of the JCILPS led by him will meet Chief Minister O Ibobi tomorrow at 3 pm.
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Ratan further said that the decision to meet the Government was taken during a meeting of the JCILPS as the Government has taken up certain steps to meet the three points laid down during the public meeting held on July 23 at Iboyaima Shumang Leela Shanglen.
Stating that the JCILPS had earlier received invitations from the Government to hold talks, Ratan said that the three conditions laid down on July 23 include, readying the fresh Bill to be passed before August 15 in the Assembly, including the five points earlier laid down by the JCILPS in the new Bill and suspension of all police personnel involved in the killing of Sapam Robinhood.
The 14 member team of the JCILPS will be led by Ratan, who is the convenor-in-charge of the Committee and the Government will be led by the Chief Minister.
Ratan assured that whatever is discussed with the Government will be laid down in the public domain.
Other than the condition that the five demands submitted by the JCILPS earlier should be included in the fresh Bill, the other points to be discussed include the memorandum submitted by the JCILPS yesterday, the death of Sapam Robinhood, the students who have been put into jail in connection with the ILPS agitation and the state of those injured in the course of the agitation, said Ratan.
Assuring that the discussion will be held in a transparent manner, Ratan said that the minutes of the meeting will be laid before the public soon.
The ongoing movement will however continue.
As the Government has given a written assurance that the five recommendations of the JCILPS will be included in the fresh Bill and that it would be introduced for passage in the Assembly by August 15 as well as the suspension of the policemen involved in the killing of Sapam Robinhood, the decision to hold a talk with the Government was taken, repeated Ratan.