Police stop women activists demanding withdrawal of Bill
Source: Hueiyen News Service

Imphal, July 06 2015 : The women vendors of Khwairamband Ema Keithel came out into the road on Monday demanding immediate withdrawal of MRVT & MW Bill, 2014 during the ongoing Assembly session.

"Long Live Manipur," "ILP should be implemented in Manipur," "A new bill should be passed" and "Existing bill must be withdrawn" are some of the slogans they shouted during the rally.

The rally was taken out from Wahengbam Leikai and passed through under the fly-over.

When they reached in front of the Gambhir Singh Shopping Complex, Manipur police personnel tried to snatch the banners and placards from the women processionists but failed to do so.

Mayanglangbam Radhesana, President Khwairamband Nupi Keithel Semgat Sagatpa Lup said, "on August 6, 2014 a committee was formed by all the political parties of Manipur to look into the matter.

This committee came up with a report and recommendation which saying that the proposed bill was against the indigenous people" .

Police stop women activists demanding withdrawal of Bill

This bill rather tends to protect the migrants which is against the wishes of the indigenous people.

Therefore, this agitation is demanding to incorporate the 5 points recommended by the JC-ILPS during the current session of the Assembly and should withdraw the bill passed earlier, she added.

Despite police intervention they continued to walk on shouting their slogans.

Finally they were stopped and agitators went back from the traffic point.

The five points which were recommended by the JC-ILPS are: A strong permit or pass for migrants as regards their purpose, whereabouts, or validity of their stay for a specific period.

A cut off year of 1951 should be fixed for the people who are creating demographic changes in the State.

No land ownership rights are to be given to all non indigenous people and necessary procedures are included in the preparation of the proposed law.

A full-fledged labour department which has to outreach an effective jurisdiction in all the districts of Manipur be empowered and strengthened to strictly implement matters of registration and regulation of internal migrant labours and its necessary rules.

Detection and deportation of illegal migrants and non indigenous peoples, should be included in the proposed legislation, and necessary action taken thereof.