New body to protect people's rights
Source: Hueiyen News Service / Daniel Kamei
Tamenglong, April 13 2011:
A JOINT Zeliangrong frontal organizations emergency meeting was held at Zeliangrong House Tamenglong jointly organised by Zeliangrong Students' Union, ZSU and Zeliangrong Youth Front, ZYF and a new organization was form to uplift and protect the rights of the Zeliangrong people particularly living in Tamenglong district.
The new Zeliangrong organization called 'the District Protection Joint Forum' Tamenglong was finally formed after a prolonged deliberation.
Participants in the meeting poured out different grievances regarding the prevailing situation faced by the Zeliangrong society.
Kariaklung Gonmei was selected as convener, Joseph Newmei as vice convener, ID Chunlubou as secretary, Lungthao as Joint secretary and Ariang Hangda as Information & Publicity secretary to run the District Protection Joint Forum Tamenglong.
The forum has eight executive members and a six member advisory board.
The house also discussed various problems placed by the District Concern Development Association, DCDA.
The DCDA had announced launching an agitation against the moving of DRDA Tamenglong to Imphal to be run in the ADC branch office in Imphal.
The participants also placed before the house the proposed 24 hour bandh called by All Zeliangrong Students' Union (AMN), however no resolutions were passed.
The meeting was attended by various Zeliangrong organizations like Zeliangrong Baudi, Zeliangrong Union, Village Chairmen Council, Traders' Association Tamenglong, Zeliangrong Youth Front, Zeliangrong Women Union, District Concern Development Association, Truck Owners' Association Tamenglong, Auto Association Tamenglong, Zeliangrong Students' Union and social leaders.