Sadar Hills district demand stir in full swing
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, July 26 2011:
Agitations demanding Sadar Hills into a full fledged district which has been a 40 years long demand of the Sadar Hills District hood Demand Committee is in full swing.
As a part of the agitation the Sadar Hills District hood Demand Committee and Members of District Councils today organized a sit in protest at ADC complex Kangpokpi where different civil society organizations participated.
The CSOs which participated in the sit in protest were KUki Inpi, Sadar Hills, KSO, Sadar Hills, Sadar Hills Chief's Association, Kuki Women Union, Manipur, Yhadou Students Association, Sadar hills, Kuki Inpi, New Keithelmanbi Block, Kangchup Block, Saikul Block, Kangchup Area Tribal Youth Organisation, KSO, New Keithelmanbi Block , KSO , Saikul and Sadar Hills District Hood demand Committee.
The Sadar Hills District Hood demand Committee in the midst of the agitation has forwarded a memorandum to the Chief Minister through the Additional Deputy Commissioner of Kangpokpi underscoring the grievances of the people of Sadar Hills and a prompt declaration of the hill into a full fledged revenue district.
Speaking on the sidelines of the agitation the general secretary of the Sadar Hills District Hood demand Committee, Tonghen Kipgen said that the sit in protest is against the 40 years denial of a full fledged districthood to Sadar Hills Autonomous District by Sadar Hills Districthood Demand committee and Member of District Councils.
He further said that if the state government continues to remain apathetic to its demand, it will take recourse to various forms of agitation, including economic blockade.