Andro residents stage sit-in protest
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, August 25 2015:
Students and local residents of Andro area on Tuesday staged a sit-in protest demanding immediate implementation of Inner Line Permit System (ILPS) in the State.
Later, hundreds of protestors formed a human chain and shouted slogans like "Implement ILPS" and "Give befitting punishment to police personnel involved in the killing of Sapan Robinhood and torturing of students."
Speaking to media persons, Andro Khullapa Chingakham Gandar Meitei informed that Andro has been enforcing a rule like the ILP system since the last many years.
There have been restrictions of giving land ownership rights and permanent settlement status to any non-locals in the Andro area.
Gandar said "I was quite happy to learn that the Meiteis have now been awakened from their sleep to demand implementation of ILPS in the State.
The Andro people will continue to lend support and cooperate with JCILPS to save the indigenous people " .