COPTAM reiterates objection to PRI in hills
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Lamka, September 26 2012:
An emergency meeting of the Committee on Protection of Tribal Areas, Manipur (COPTAM) held at CDSU administrative office, New Bazaar today has resolved that the state government should totally cancel and withdraw all the PRI election process conducted in any part of the hill districts, otherwise the committee shall initiate all possible means to stop the government from illegal application of PRI in the hill districts.
The meeting further resolved that all the Chiefs/Chairmen of tribal villages which have been included in the Panchayat election should take up the responsibility of deleting all tribal voters in their respective villages.
Moreover, any tribal elected in the election should resign and surrender to COPTAM.