N Sovakiran, Dr Kh Lisam asked to clarify statement
Source: The Sangai Express
Jiribam (Imphal East), August 10 2015:
Jiribam Meira Paibi, CSOs and students' organisations have demanded clarification from the president of Manipur People's Party N Sovakiran and Dr Khomdon Lisam for addressing locals of Jiribam Islamabad as 'foreigner/non-locals' at a meeting held at the residence of former army personnel Md Rijaj Uddin.
The meeting was organised by Progressive Meetei-Pangal Society yesterday.
The speeches of the two men, which were published in local dailies addressed the residents of Jiribam Islamabad as 'foreigners/non-locals', our correspondent reports.
Strongly condemning the depiction of the people as non-locals, the Meira Paibi lups, CSOs and students' organisations of Jiribam have demanded the MPP president and Dr Khomdon Lisam to justify the statement in the newspapers.