Tribal union derecognises ATDUM/ATDSU
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, October 11, 2013:
Manipur Hills unit presidents of person with disabilities associations unanimously resolved the Disabled People Organisations of Hill Districts will not cooperate with the now defunct All Tribal Disabled Union Manipur (ATDUM) and presently known as All Tribal Disabled Students' Union Manipur (ATDSUM).
According to a statement, this was decided during a meeting of the presidents and others on Oct 2.The house has rejected ATDUM/ATDSU on grounds that it has not conducted general election since the establishment of the union; no representatives from recognised disabled unions of the hill districts; no general assembly; no annual report/audit report; formation of disabled organisations like UDF, Uk-hrul, APWD, Senapati, Tam- englong TDA etc by Momo Tantanga on his own; lack of financial transparency; non-refunding of money collected by president of ATDUM/ATDSU with the promise to give appointment as primary teachers of ADC 2009-10 and taking advantage in the name of all tribal disabled from Govt offices and NGOs for his personal gain.
It also appealed the Govt depts, NGOs and frontal organisations of hill district not to entertain ATDUM/ATDSU in any issue related to disabled of hill districts.
Further it appealed the concerned regis- tration office to derecognise/cancel registration of ATDUM/ATDSU and its affiliated bodies viz UDF, Ukhrul; APWD Senapati; CDF and TDA at the earliest.
Any organisation which is related with Momo Tantanga should not be recognised/acknowledged by any Govt depts, NGOs, frontal organisations of the hill districts, it added.
The meeting also resolved that the apex organi- sation for tribal disabled should be known as All Disabled Union of Hill districts, Manipur (ADUHD) while adding that the general assembly of ADUHD will be held on Oct 29 .