NPF Manipur Unit slams Dy CM
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Senapati, September 10 2015 :
NPF Manipur Unit in a Statement has reiterated its stand the recently passed Bills in Manipur Assembly is clearly against the interest of the tribal communities of Manipur.
According to party's State President Awangbou Newmai, the NPF on many occasion has mentioned that, if the original draft of the ILP is passed by the Assembly, it will extend support but the recent bills had betrayed the tribal people of Manipur.
Awangbou pointed out that due consultation with all different communities of the State were never organized or any tribal members were included in the "Drafting Committee" of the controversial Bills.
He asked why the bills were passed when they were "not constitutionally acceptable to all and not channelized through the Hill Area Committee (HAC)".
Such serious procedural lapses only prove that the present State Government works only for certain community and not for the general interest, said Awangbou.
The NPF President also lashed out at Deputy Chief Minister Gaikhangam for "misquoting him" by referring the NPF President supporting the ILP bills in some local dailies.
Terming the Deputy Chief Minister's statement as "misleading and damaging", Awangbou said such misinterpretation of my statement by someone like Gaikhangam is unfortunate and uncalled for.
On the issue of passing a resolution on Naga Peace Accord, the NPF President noted that the NPF MLAs were discontented against such "anti-Naga resolution." Instead of welcoming peaceful solution to long pending issues of the Nagas which is the common interest of the people, the resolution moved by the Government is serious challenge to the tribal people especially the Nagas, he said.
On ADC formation in Chandel and Tamenglong, Awangbou congratulated members of both the ADCs.
"Even after delaying the formation for three months which was totally against the wishes of the people, the Government of Manipur has exercised another undemocratic process in Chandel ADC by postponing the officially notified scheduled of the formation on September 9 through"mere verbal information" .