ILP demand gains momentum as public meetings, sit-ins continue
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, August 24 2014:
A public meeting to discuss the issue of implementation of Inner Line Permit System in Manipur was organized jointly by Singjabung Youths' Organization (SYO); Progressive Youth Organization (PYO), Uripok Sorbon Thingel; Uripok Gopalji Leirak Youths' Association; Uripok Tourangbam Leikai Welfare Organization and Development Committee Youth Section at Nagamapal Lainingthou Esing Chaibi, Imphal West today.
Ibotombi Khuman, convener of Joint Committee on Inner Line Permit System (JCILPS); Khaidem Mani, president of All Manipur Bar Association (AMBA); Kh Tarunkumar, president of PYO; Prof N Joykumar, Manipur Uiversity and A Achouba, president of SYO attended the meeting as Presidium Members.
Addressing the gathering, Kh Tarunkumar stated that the failure to implement the ILP system in the State despite its urgent need in view of unrestraint influx of outsiders is mainly due to the lack of political will and differences amongst the politicians.
He pointed out that politicians have been using large numbers of outsiders as their vote bank in many constituencies including Jiribam where the number of its native residents has been already surpassed by outsiders.
As such, the non-locals in the sub-division have a larger role to play during the time of elections.
He maintained that the influx of Myanmarese nationals in Churachandpur district has been also increased manifold in absence of a system to check entry of outsiders.
Ibomtombi Khuman said that there has been a speculation amongst some people that non-locals residing in the State will be discriminated or they will be compelled to leave after the ILP system is implemented.
But this is not true at all.
The system will just monitor presence of non-locals and their motives of staying in the State.
He added that the ongoing demand for implementation of Inner Line permit System in the State is legitimate and reasonable under Indian Constitution.
Meanwhile, consolidating the ongoing public demand for enforcement of Inner Line Permit System in the State, Kontha Women Social Reformation & Development Society along with Yaipha Sindam Naharol Club staged a sit-in-protest at Kontha Khabam Maning Leikai Community Hall today.
A public meeting under the aegis of Joint Committee on Inner Line Permit System (JCILPS) was also held during which the protesters demanded implementation of ILP system without any further delay.
In connection with the demand being made, a massive sit-in-protest was staged jointly by Sayang Kurao Makhong Women Development Committee; Kurao Makhong United Club and Salai Apunba Nupi Lamjing Lup at Kurao Makhong.
During the protest, placards which read such as 'Save indigenous people', 'Implement ILP system in the State', 'Monitor entry of non-locals' etc were demonstrated.
Similar protest was also witnessed at Laipham Khunou Makha Leikai Waiting Shed which was organized by women folks of Laipham Khunou Makha Leikai.
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