Public meeting on inclusion in ST list held
Source: The Sangai Express
Thoubal, October 07 2018:
Schedule Tribe Demand Committee Manipur (STDCM), Thoubal Branch in association with Meitei Inat Laming Lon Iyek Thijinba (MILLITA) organized a one-day discussion on the inclusion of Meitei/Meetei in the Schedule Tribe List under Article 342 (A) of Indian Constitution at Wangjing Keithel, Thoubal district yesterday.
The programme was attended by president of MILLITA Sapam Manihar, Advisor Kh Radneshyam, convenor of STDCM L Romesh Meitei, vice-president Dhiraj Yumnam, president of STDCM Thoubal Branch L Lokendro and vice-president Y Nilamani.
Many resource persons spoke in detail on the necessity of inclusion of Meitei/Meetei in the ST List during the programme while many of them asserted that the integrity of Manipur and identity of its people can be safeguarded by the State Government after Meitei/Meetei is included in the ST List.