Landlord clarifies
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, April 04 2023:
The four persons whose names were found in the voters' list of Chanam Sandrok polling stations were mission workers from Mizoram and their names were recorded as Kukis due to 'some errors', clarified one Irengbam Priyokumar, the landlord of the house the four rented during their stay in Manipur.
The clarification issued today said the names Hlowncheu Lalramdinliana Kuki, Hlowncheu Liandungnungi Kuki, Hlowncheu Malsaungal Kuki and Hlowncheu Zairemkungi Kuki were wrongly recorded in the census conducted in 2011 .
They are permanent residents of Mizoram and as such they are not foreigners.
They were members of Lairam Jesus Christ Baptist Church Mizoram, which opened the Manipur Mission Field at Keirao Wangkhem, Chanam Sandrok and Langdum, said the landlord.
Of the four Mizos, H Lalramdinliana is the husband, Lianchungnungi-wife, Zairemkungi-sister and Eddie H Malsawmzuala-his son.
Being workers of Lairam Jesus Christ Baptist Church, H Lalramdinliana and his family were transferred to Manipur Mission Field in 2006 for survey to establish Mission School and they returned to Mizoram in 2013, clarified the landlord.
During their period of stay in Manipur, National census was conducted, and they were staying at his house (belonging to I Thoiba) as tenants at Chanam Sandrok, said I Priyokumar.
The statement also said that his brother, I Dhaballo was one of the helpers in the said field (Mission) .
At the time when enumerators were visiting house to house for census, they were also included in the enumeration being Indian citizens, claimed the landlord.
Meanwhile, it may be mentioned that the State Health Agency (SHA) had earlier given a clarification that no PMJAY cards have been issued to the four though they are eligible as Indian citizens.
The SHA had said that "There is no question of enrolling 'outsiders' as beneficiaries since no PMJAY card has been issued to them as per the record of Beneficiary Identification System (BIS), a software developed by National Health Authority (NHA) and utilised by all States to enroll beneficiaries under PMJAY" .