Nupi Samaj sets July 20 deadline
Source: Hueiyen News Service /NNN

Imphal, June 20 2012: The All Manipur Women's Social Reformation and Development Samaj (Nupi Samaj) today staged a sit-in protest against the state government's apathy toward its demand for a piece of land for construction of its office building at Palace Compound in Imphal.

After the protest demonstration, the organisation submitted a memorandum to the state Chief Minister and the copy of the same forwarded to women legislators including Social Welfare Minister AK Mirabai, MLA O Landhoni Devi and MLA Nemcha Kipgen.

As the members of the organisation were coming to submit the memorandum, they were stopped at Sanjenthong by police.

Later on, five representatives of the organisation were allowed to go and submit the memorandum.

Afterward, speaking to reporters, General Secretary of Nupi Samaj Ramani Leima said that Nupi Samaj was set up in 1975 and registered under Society Registered Act in 1978 with registration number 2441.A makeshift office was later constructed at a small piece of land close to the Palace after paying the required money to the then titular king of Manipur Okendro.

However, on September 23, 2004, the then government led by the incumbent Chief Minister O Ibobi and Art and Culture Minister, Parijat evicted the said office building and confiscated it for construction of Cultural Complex there.

Setting July 20 as the deadline for fulfilling its demand, Ramani said that Nupi Samaj in collaboration with its branch members would be compelled to launch various democratic forms of agitations if the government failed to meet its long pending demand.

"We will also ban all kinds of events in the BOAT as part of our agitations', she informed, while appealing to the Chief Minister to bring an amicable solution on the issue at the earliest possible.

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