Sit-ins for ST status demand continue
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, September 26 2022:
Demanding inclusion of Meitei/Meetei in the Scheduled Tribe (ST) list to ensure constitutional safeguard for the community, Naharol Welfare and Kangabam Leikai Apunba Nupi Marup under the aegis of Scheduled Tribe Demand Committee Manipur (STDCM) staged a sit-in protest near Bheigo Hotel at Kangabam Leikai, here, on Monday.
Speaking on the sidelines, a protestor cautioned that the state government's lackadaisical attitude towards forwarding the requisite recommendation, which has been demanded by the people for over a decade now, could invite intense agitations.
As such, the protests will continue and possibly further intensify if the government continues to ignore the matter.
Similar protests were staged by Tera Tong bram Leikai Youth Forum and Meira Paibi at Sagolband Tera Tongbram Leikai; and local clubs and Meira Paibi near Kakching Keirak Dam on Monday.
During these sit-ins, the protestors shouted slogans and also used placards and banners inscribed with wordings like 'Include Meetei/Meitei in ST List', 'Save indigenous Meetei-Meitei community', and 'Forward recommendation for inclusion of Meitei/Meetei in ST List' .