Joint Committee on ILP System (JCILPS) fumes
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, December 07 2013 :
The Joint Committee on ILP System (JCILPS) has strongly condemned the reported missive of Joint Secretary, MHA, Shambu Singh to Meghalaya Government saying that the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation Act, 1873 (ILP) cannot be implemented in new areas as per the Constitution while the same can continue in States where it already exist.
The JCILPS assumed that the missive entails the extinction of indigenous people from the face of the North Eastern States, according to a statement issued by Convenor of the JCILP H Ibotombi Khuman.
Reiterating the urgent necessity to implement ILP in the region in order to protect the indigenous people, the statement strongly condemned the statement of Shambu Singh who ruled out implementation of the Inner-Line Permit in the region.
It has also urged the legislators of Manipur to adopt a concrete resolution for the implementation of ILPS in the State in the coming Winter Session of the Assembly which is slated to commence from Dec 18 .
The JCILPS further urged all concerned to participate in the series of awakening programme spearheaded by the Committee.