MPSTDC stage protest at Jantar Mantar
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, February 22 2023:
As a part of its ongoing movement demanding for inclusion of Meitei Pangals in the Scheduled Tribe list of the Indian Constitution, Meitei Pangal Scheduled Tribe Demand Committee (MPSTDC) staged a sit-in protest today at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi.
MPSTDC in a statement expressed that it has been making all forms of efforts since 2016 in connection with its demand to grant ST status to Meitei Pangals to safeguard its identity and existence.
The committee maintained that the existence of Meitei Pangals is continuously threatened owing to its minority status and vulnerable condition.
Today's sit in protest was staged after the representatives of the committee submitted memorandums to the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, National Commission for Scheduled Tribe and the National Commission for Minorities in connection with its demand.