Ex-CM Ibobi, MLA Surjakumar endorse ST demand
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, January 17 2023:
Former chief minister Okram Ibobi and Khangabok MLA Okram Surjakumar assured of their unflinching support to the demand for ST status to Meetei/Meitei while emphasising on the need for a constitutional protection for survival of the community.
The two MLAs interacted with a delegation of Scheduled Tribe Demand Committee, Manipur (STDCM) on Tuesday, who went to their official residences at Babupara to submit memorandums in relation with the demand and to seek their stand on the issue.
The former CM said that the demand is a legitimate one but any haste in taking a decision on this issue could prove futile.
As such, it would need a deliberation in the state's assembly, he said while assuring his full support to the demand whenever the matter is brought up for discussion in the state assembly.
MLA Surjakumar also assured of his support to the demand while stressing the importance of ST status, which will provide a constitutional safeguard to the community.