WMC reiterates need for constitutional safeguard
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, August 29 2022:
The World Meetei Council (WMC) has stated that enlisting Meetei/Meitei in the Scheduled Tribe list of the Indian Constitution is the only option to safeguard the ethnic group.
A press release issued by the WMC said that they have resolved to support the movement of Scheduled Tribe Demand Committee, Manipur (STDCM) for enlisting Meetei/Meitei in ST category during a meeting of its different State units held on August 28 .
Saying that Meeteis/Meiteis living in Manipur and other parts of the country such as Tripura, Nagaland and Assam could become extinct if no Consti- tutional protection is given to the ethnic group, the WMC urged the State Government to send the ethnog- raphy and socio-economic reports of Meitei/Meetei to the Centre.
Notably, STDCM resumed its movement on August 26 last and has been staging protests at different sites denouncing the Government for not fulfilling their demand.