ITLF responds
Source: The Sangai Express

CCpur, June 30 2022: Reacting to the recent statement of the Chief Minister on land ownership in the State, the Indigenous Tribal Leaders' Forum (ITLF) today said it would like to 'respectfully edify' the Chief Minister on his 6 June 2022 statement as land the world over particularly to the Indigenous Tribals is very dear and that a Tribal's culture, custom, traditions and his very way of life are shaped by the land he owns, which is inherited from his forefathers.

The Chief Minister had reportedly urged all concerned not to claim ownership of land as it belongs to Mother nature and not to any particular community.

In a lengthy statement issued today the forum said, 'land particularly the Hills of Manipur do belong to the Tribals since time immemorial' .

'If the Chief Minister is serious, his statement is bereft of logic as our very survival and identity are being threatened.

The Indigenous Hill people, from time immemorial owned lands and administered well without any outside interference.

Traditional land ownership and land holding system along with customs, cultures and habits were taken cognizance by the British by introducing separate Administration for the Hill Areas of Manipur,' it added.

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