Zeliangrong bodies demand re-organisation of districts
'Bring villages in Kpi, CCpur under Tamenglong'
Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal, July 29 2024: Several Zeliangrong civil organisations have urged the State Government to adopt a decision in the upcoming State Assembly session for constitution of a district reorganisation commission.

A representation submitted to the Chief Minister by Zeliangrong Baudi, Zeliangrong Youth Front and Zeliangrong Students' Union said that amalgamation of Zeliangrong villages falling in Kangpokpi (erstwhile Sadar Hills under Senapati district) and Churachandpur (South district) district into Tamenglong district (now bifurcated into two districts as Noney and Tamenglong), is a very long pending demand of Zeliangrong people.

Zeliangrong villages of Tamenglong district (erstwhile West district) were included at the time of creation of Sadar Sub-Division in 1933 for administrative convenience by the British colonial administration and Churachandpur (erstwhile South district) when it was upgraded into a full fledged district in 1969 without the knowledge and consent of Zeliangrong people.

Due to strong demand raised for merger/amalgamation of those Zeliangrong villages falling in Sadar Hills of Senapati district and Churachandpur district back into Tamenglong in 1990, the then Union Home Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed (MM Sayeed) sent a letter to RK Ranbir Singh, the then Chief Minister of Manipur to effect merger/amalgamation of Zeliangrong areas of Churachandpur and Sadar Hills into Tamenglong district.

Official process for merger/amalgamation was initiated by the respective Deputy Commissioners of Churachandpur, Tamenglong and Senapati districts in compliance with the directive of the Central Govt.However, the instability of the Central Govt and the ineffective State Govt at that time failed to materialise amalgamation, according to the representation.

It then urged the Chief Minister to constitute a District Re-Organisation Commission headed by a competent and capable person with impeccable integrity during the upcoming Assembly Session in order to effect amalgamation of Zeliangrong villages falling in Kangpokpi and Churachandpur districts into Tamenglong and Noney (Longmai) districts for the ends of justice.

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