MYFA delegates meet Sonowal
Source: The Sangai Express

Silchar, October 12 2017: :A delegation of the Manipuri Youth Front Assam, MYFA led by its secretary general Fanjowbam Lokenath met Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday at Silchar Circuit House during CM's special visit to Silchar.

The delegates also submitted a memorandum to the Assam CM .

In the memorandum, MYFA urged the Government of Assam to include Manipuri people as ethnic indigenous people of the State as Manipuris reside in Assam since many centuries back .

MYFA also urged the Chief Minister not to appoint non Manipuri teachers in Manipuri medium schools in Assam .

In their charter of demands, the Youth Front also pitched for declaration of Manipuri Martyrs Day, (August 13) as State holiday of Assam .

MYFA also urged the State Government to suspend the Manipuri Development Chairman Jiten Singh from his chairmanship as he is involved in a corruption case that is now being investigated by CID Assam and also urged to reshuffle MDC .

Further, the Youth Front also urged to include Manipuri as optional in gazetted, non gazetted posts and combined competitive examination conducted by the State Government as the Manipuri language is enlisted under 8th Schedule of the Constitution of India .

After meeting the CM, MYFA secretary general Fanjowbam Lokenath told reporters that the front will resort to several forms of agitation if the Assam Government fails to fulfil their demands .

The MYFA delegation also included president Seram Herajit and member Seram Pariton.

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