Chiefs' meet reiterates stand on ADC, Guite Gual
Source: Chronicle News Service / Kaimuanthang Mangte
CCpur, February 04 2023:
The Zomi Chiefs' Association and the Guite Kual Chiefs' Association on Saturday held a joint meeting at Mualnuam village chief's residence where the creation and nomenclature of the office of the additional deputy commissioner, Guite Kual was deliberated upon.
In a release, the two chiefs' associations said that the term 'Guite Kual' is a nomenclature dear to the general public of the area as it was coined by their ancestors pointing out that it (Guite Kual) encompasses a large geographical area; a part of which is located in today's southern Manipur where people of different tribes, cultures and dialects live together in peace and harmony.
It was on the basis of the historical fact that office of the additional deputy commissioner, Guite Kual was named.
The recognition and endorsement of 'Guite Kual' has instilled among the public a sense of acceptance and inclusion of tribal tradition, history and culture by the government of Manipur.
However on February 2, a government Gazette (No 323, dated 07.10.2022) surfaced on the social media wherein the office of the additional deputy commissioner, Guite Kual was allegedly renamed as office of the additional deputycommissioner, Mualnuam.
This has stunned and angered the people of Guite Kual who were joyously celebrating only a few months back, the release said.
Upon enquiry into the matter, it is observed that the renaming was instigated by some anti-social elements without any consideration for the wishes and sentiments of the people affected, it added.
The release then said that the joint meeting condemned such persons in the strongest terms and cautioned them to cease their unwarranted activities along deciding to urge the authority concerned to immediately revert to its pristine glorious name ' Additional Deputy Commissioner, Guite Kual" in public interest.
Those present at the meeting also pledged to pursue for "the realisation of this goal".
The two chiefs' bodies then recalled that the office of the additional deputy commissioner, Guite Kual was initiated by the then TA & Hills minister and sitting Thanlon MLA Vungzagin Valte and was created vide Gazette order No 337, dated 07.01.2022, under the able leadership of chief minister N Biren Singh, prompting the Zomi Chiefs' Association to issue an "Appreciation Note" on the creation of the office of the Additional Deputy Commissioner, Guite Kual on January 7, 2022.The Guite Kual Chiefs' Association petitioned the secretary (revenue), Manipur on June 6, 2022 for "Immediate functioning of Office of the Additional Deputy Commissioner, Guite Kual".
Under the guidance of MLA Vungzagin Valte, the Guite Kual Chiefs' Association also met chief minister N Biren Singh on August 26, 2022 and urged for creation of one post of additional deputy commissioner and other requisite staff for the Additional Deputy Commissioner, Guite Kual.
Fulfilling his promise, the chief minister amended "MCS Rules, 1965 by way of encadrement of one post of MCS Grade-I" for the additional deputy commissioner, Guite Kual on November 11, 2022, the release added.