Conflict among indigenes worries JCILPS
Source: Chronicle News Service

Imphal, September 03 2021: Expressing deep concern over emerging conflict between indigenous communities instead of living together with cooperation during the difficult time of COVID-19 pandemic, the Joint Committee on Inner Line Permit System (JCILPS) said the conflict would not have occurred had the parties in dispute strived to find solution through negotiation.

According to a statement of JCILPS co-convener Chingkhei, some indigenous people of the land have become money mongers, forgot their roots and lack patriotism and thus leased their houses or shops to outsiders who could pay more money or rent.

Apart from this, these people assist outsiders in any activity and pay more attention to works of outsiders.

However, every indigenous community should never forget that unity is utmost necessity for saving a society, it said.

Scores of jobless people from some big states of India and those affected by COVID-19 pandemic are sure to storm into the small state having only 30 lakh people, the JCILPS statement said and maintained that indigenous people should take more responsibility to enhance work culture and grab every income generating works.

Lately, Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulations Act 1973 enforced in neighbouring states have been implemented in Manipur but government did not frame concrete rules and regulation for the same.

However, JCILPS submitted a memorandum in this regard on August 19 and accordingly opened ILP Monitoring Cell and government may act positively in near future in the interest of the people.

Top officer/official who are to look after Monitoring Cell have been appointed and as per an order issued by deputy secretary (home), counter/felicitation centre under Inner Line Permit Rules 2019 has been opened to regulate entry and exit of outsiders at railway station and at Mao and Jiribam gates and Imphal Airport.

This step of the government is encouraging but some indigenous people have completely lost the idea of saving indigenous people, the JCILPS statement said adding that no outsiders will come forward to save indigenous communities and people of the land should take responsibility to uphold interest of own people.

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