Protest for ST status continues
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, January 20 2023:
Continuing its demand for inclusion of Meitei/Meetei in the Scheduled Tribe list of the Indian Constitution, the Schedule Tribe Demand Committee Manipur (STDCM) organised protest demonstrations in Khundrakpam area on Friday.
The protest which was attended by Khundrakpam Makha leikai club and mei-ra paibi associations formed human chains and took out rallies by shouting slogans like "Meitei land cannot be given away to outsiders", "Include Meetei/Meitei in the ST list and save Meitei/Meetei", "The only means to save Meitei/Meetei is to include Meitei/Meetei in the ST list" etc.
The protest agitation in the form of forming human chains was also organised at Lamlong bazar on Thursday by women vendors of Lamlong keithel.