WMC Goa Unit writes to Chief Minister
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, December 01 2021:
The World Meetei Council (WMC), Goa State unit has submitted a memorandum to Chief Minister N Biren Singh urging the State Government to send the requisite recommendation to the Ministry of Tribal Affairs for inclusion of Meitei/Meetei in the ST list at the earliest.
The memorandum submitted to the Chief Minister which was signed by Bimal Keisam, president WMC Goa Unit, said Meeteis are the only ethnic linguistic micro-mini community of the State who have not been provided any protection under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 .
In light of this, WMC Goa Unit demands the sending of special recommendations for the inclusion of Meetei/Meitei in the ST list along with Ethnographic and Socio-Economic reports to the Centre, added the memorandum.