New tribal committee floated
Source: Chronicle News Service / Newmai News Network
Imphal, November 12 2022:
A new tribal committee, christened as "Joint Co-ordination Committee on Tribal Rights, Manipur" has decided to take up the issue of "overlapping villages of the hill districts with the valley districts" .
The Committee was formed following a joint-meeting of leaders of different district civil society organisations of Tengnoupal, Chandel, Kangpokpi, Churachandpur and Jiribam districts held in Imphal on Saturday, "on the issue of overlapping villages of the hill districts with the valley districts as per the notification of the Revenue department, Government of Manipur in October, 2022", a press statement by Committee president Lunjapao Simte and member Thangkam Lupheng conveyed.
The statement informed that a 15-member executive committee was also elected with Lunjapao Simte as president and A Khulphun Maring and Lunthang Haokip as vice presidents.
The meeting also elected Dr ML Dominic Maring as general secretary and seven others as executive members and two advisors.
It further informed that the meeting resolved to give an ultimatum to the state government for immediate cancellation of the said notification regarding the overlapping villages of the hill districts with the valley districts.
"The main objective of the committee is to protect the rights and land of the tribal people in accordance with the laws of the land," the statement added.