STDCM petitions MLA Karam Shyam
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, November 13 2022:
Demanding to send the requisite recommendation for inclusion of Meitei/Meetei in the Scheduled Tribe (ST) list to the centre; representatives of Scheduled Tribe Demand Committee of Manipur (STDCM) and different CSOs under the aegis of Coordinating Body of Scheduled Tribe Demand Committee submitted a memorandum to Langthabal AC MLA Karam Shyam at the his Lilong Mantrikhong residence on Sunday.
Accepting the memorandum, MLA Shyam said that the demand for inclusion of Meitei/Meetei in the ST list is justified and it is fundamental right as well.
All MLAs will agree on the demand and the movement of STDCM will surely succeed even if it takes time, he added.
Stressing the need for forwarding the recommendation to the centre jointly, the MLA said that time has come to work together on this matter, for the voice of the people should be considered as the voice of God.
He then assured of doing all that he could as an MLA, while emphasising the need for the masses to have a deeper understanding of the movement.