"ST status for Meetei" at Wangjing Khunou
- 28th July 2024 : World Meetei Council -

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"ST status for Meetei" at Wangjing Khunou

All Manipur Volleyball Association na sponsor touba 1st State Level Junior Boys' Volleyball Tournament, 2024 gi final match (28-July-2024) asida organising committee na sinduna World Meetei Council na leppa leitana chattharakliba Meetei tribe na Scheduled Tribe list ta channaba khongjangbu sougatuna khollao kaya tilliba miyamna laokhi.

1. We want Scheduled Tribe (ST)
2. Leingakna Meeteigi ST report anidu thagadabani
3. 2026 Delimitation gi mamangda Meetei tribe pu Scheduled Tribe list ta chanhan-gadabani
4. Save our future
5. Lakliba Assembly miphamda Meetei tribepu ST channaba khannagadabani

Final match aduda preside toukhiba Ahongshangbam Dhiren Singh, WMC gi CEC member na Meetei nattana North-East states singda Indian constitution-gi article 342(1) gi makhada ST status yamna nganna fangnakhibana ST gi makhada masa kanjanaba constitutionna piba khudongchaba kaya fangkhibana nongma-nongmagi chaokhatlakli, Indiagi achouba community-ga thengnaba ngamli.

Aadubu Meeteidi 1891 gi census tagi 1941 census faoba tribe oina identified toukhraba Meetei tribe eikhoina esana esabu sak matam adugi dharmada hakchinba luchingbasing aduna eikhoidi Aryanni, Hindu caste ni dominant groupni haina aranba wakhaldagi 1951 dagi ngasi faoba sanglaba chahi 73 asi constitution-gi protection fangdana lakpana hiram khudingmakta sotthare.

Indiagi atoppa states singgi Hindu tribe singdi ST status fangduna constitutionna piba ngaklou khudongchaba kaya louri. Khudam oina Tripuragi Debbarman, Assamgi Sonowal, Boro, Dimasa etc. Leiminnariba North-East states singna ST status fanglaga economydasu leikhatana sottharaba Manipurgi oinasu 15 lakhs-muk khak leiba Meeteina Scheduled Tribe channaba hotnabada palliba leingakna pukning changbagi mahutta matam thinthanaba hotnabasi mafarup majatigi khanjadaba mityeng sanna yengba ngamdaba, masagi political powerna henna loomna lourabara haina WMC na leingakta hangli.

Atoppa states singgi CM singna magi-magi shottharaba furupsing kannaba central government da lobby touduna khudongchaba lounaba hotnari Assamda Tai Ahom, Adivasi, Coch Rajbonshi, Matak, Moran, Chutia hairiba tribesing asi leingakna matam chana mari leinaba Ministry da report thabana makhoidi ST status laothokkadabada ngaire. Eikhoigina leingakna report anidu thabiyu yadri.

1971 censusta Meeteigi population 60% leirambadu ngasidi 2011 census ta 44% hanthakhre.

2026 DELIMITATION dadi Meeteigi unreserved seat 30 gi makhada hanthakhragani.

Tripurada tripurigi matou oidringeida leingakna populationsu hantharaba, landsu 5% khakta ngairaba Meetei tribe pu kanjanaba report ani: latest Socio-Economic report amadi Ethnography report tu thabiduna Meeteibu 2025 ki manungda st list ta chanhanbiyu.

Yambem Arun Meetei
Secretary General,
CEC - World Meetei Council