Pro-ST protests continues
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, October 02 2022:
Demanding inclusion of Meitei/Meetei in the Scheduled Tribe (ST) list as a form of constitutional safeguard; Friends Union Club and Yaipha Thouni Nupi Lup, Khurai Heikrumakhong staged a sit-in protest at Khurai Heikrumakhong on Sunday under the aegis of Scheduled Tribe Demand Committee of Manipur (STDCM).
Speaking on the sidelines, STDCM Youth Wing convenor N Edison condemned the lack of response from the government towards the democratic agitation which has completed 38 days.
He then demanded the government to forward the recommendation before any intense agitation affects normalcy in the state.
The sit-in was also participated by STDCM working president L Sokendro, general secretary K Bhogendra, Coordination Body of Schedule Tribe Demand Commit tee convenor L Romesh and others.
During the sit-in, the protestors held banners and banners inscribed with slogans 'Include Meetei/Meitei in ST List', 'Save indigenous Meetei-Meitei community', and 'Forward recommendation for inclusion of Meitei/ Meetei in ST List'.