ST protest: Sit-in staged at Khewa Keithel
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, October 04 2022:
Demanding inclusion of Meitei/Meetei in the Scheduled Tribe (ST) list as a form of constitutional safeguard for the community; Scheduled Tribe Demand Committee Manipur (STDCM) in association with MMC and MUC staged a sit-in protest at Top Moirang Kampu Khewa Keithel on Monday.
The sit-in was attended by Ananda Singh Higher Secondary ex-principal L Shyamsunder, STDCM working president Lt Col L Lokendro and general secretary K Bhogendra as resource persons.
Speakingon the sidelines, L Lokendra questioned why the Chief Minister has only spoken about the serious state of the Meetei community in the Assembly but refuses to take any action on the matter.
If the CM has the political will to legalise alcohol, he should muster up the same to forward the required recommendation to the centre for inclusion of the community in the ST list, he reasoned.