JCILPS plants trees at Awaching
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, July 21 2019:
Joint Committee on Inner Line Permit System (JCILPS), Manipur Update and Unlimited Working Club (UCC) jointly conducted a tree plantation programme at the memorial site of Sapam Robinhood located at Awaching.
Notably, Robinhood, a class XI student from Ananda Singh Academy Higher Secondary School succumbed to injury in police firing to disperse a protest rally for implementation of ILP in the State in 2015.Speaking to media persons, JCILPS Steering Committee executive member Dolar Loitongbam recalled that Robinhood was martyred for the sake of saving the indigenous people of the State.
Further observing that the State needs more people like Robinhood in the run to protect the identity, culture and other values of the indigenous people of the State, he urged to all to be conscious about the serious threat posed by the influx of illegal immigrants in the State.
He called on all to collectively fight for implementation of ILP System.
He also asked all to protect and develop the memorial site of Robinhood saying it deserves to be protected as a historical place of the State.