Source: The Sangai Express / Newmai News Network
Imphal, January 10:
The public meeting of "all tribal leaders and representatives" on the issue of Delimitation convened today by the Movement for Tribal Peoples Rights, Manipur (MTPRM) has taken five resolutions at District Council, Guest House, Chingmeirong in Imphal, according to the MTPRM.
The tribal rights body said that tribal organisations have unanimously expressed "strong objection to the numerous representations pertaining to Delimitation made by the so-called All Political Parties delegation led by O.Ibobi Singh, the chief minister of Manipur".
The meeting resolution made available by the MTPRM president S.Ramhaoleng cited the ground of objection being that the "so-called All Political Parties Delegation represents only a particular community while the tribal-rooted political parties representing 34 tribes were neither consulted nor taken into confidence".
According to S.Ramhaoleng, the meeting also adopted that in the event of the Central government conceding to bow to the pressure of a particular community of Manipur to impede the delimitation process, the tribal people of the state will not hesitate to take up any drastic course of action and consider the Central government to be a party to the act of infringement and deprivation of constitutional rights of the tribal people of Manipur.
The meeting also resolved to extend full supports to the 12-hour statewide bandh jointly called by the Kuki Students' Organisation (KSO) and the All Naga Students' Association, Manipur (ANSAM).
Earlier during the meeting, the tribal people of Manipur have resolutely expressed their support to the Delimitation process initiated by the Delimitation Commission of India based on the 2001 Census, according to the MTPRM leaders.
They also resolved that the resolutions adopted in this public meeting would be submitted to the Prime Minister of India, Delimitation of India and also to the Convenor of Group of Ministers (GoMs) for "kind information and judicious prompt action".