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Cabinet decision draws flak
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, February 11 2016:
Strongly denouncing the Cabinet decision to rename Thangting sub-division as 'Kangvai' sub-division, the Khousabung Sub-Division Demand Com-mittee (KSDDC) has urged the Chief Minister to review the Cabinet decision and rename the sub-division as 'Khousa-bung' sub-division as per the wish of the people of the area.
KSDDC has submitted a memorandum to the Chief Minister today requesting him to review the Cabinet decision.
It said that the 'common interest' and democratic voice of different ethnic communities concerned have been ignored and democratic prin- ciples have been overlooked by the State Cabinet.
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Meanwhile, addressing reporters today at Manipur Press Club, Ng Sang, spokes-person of KSDDC said that majority of the people covered by the new sub-division have already conveyed their wish to locate the sub-divisional headquarters at Khou- sabung.
And they want it to be renamed as Khousabung if the need so arises.
He said that there are around 125 villages, inhabited by different ethnic tribal communities including Aimol, Chiru, Chothe, Gangte, Kom, Rongmei, Thadou, Vaiphei, etc, in the new subdivision circle.
More than 100 village chiefs of different tribal communities, except for one particular community, have conveyed their preference to locate the subdivisional headquarters at Khousabung village, which is also a District Council Constituency (DCC) headquarters.
However, against the common aspiration and humble prayers of the people covered by the new subdivision, the Cabinet has given its approval to rename Thangting Subdivision as 'Kangvai Subdivision,' giving little regard to the democratic voice of the people.
This is nothing but 'rap of democracy' he said.
Kangvai is located just about 8 kms from Churachandpur district headquarters and there is no need at all to locate a subdivisional headquarters there, Ng Sang said.
He warned that the KSDDC will be compelled to launch intense forms of agitation in collaboration with like-minded civil society organisations if the Government fails to review its 'biased decision' within a week's time.
At the same time, locals of Khousabung area today staged a sit-in at Khousabung village to denounce the Cabinet decision to rename Thangting subdivision as Kangvai.
They demanded that the same to renamed as Khousabung subdivision.
The protesters said that Khousabung is the most centrally located place of the area covered by the new subdivision.
They demanded that the Govt stop playing communal politics.
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