Autonomous District Council Coordination Committee, Manipur (ADCC) accuses
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, January 06 2013 :
The Autonomous District Council Coordination Committee, Manipur (ADCC) has on Saturday accused the State Government of ignoring the Autonomous District Councils (ADCs) making them totally powerless and that the Government is not heeding the demands of the committee, reports NNN.
Intense agitations like mass strike, bandh and blockade and en masse resignation of ADC members will be the only option of the ADCC if the State Government fails to give any response within a week with regard to its demands, Hemjathang Khongsai, secretary, ADCC and Sadar Hills ADC member said at a news conference held at the Council Bhavan, Chingmeirong here.
He said although the Government had conducted the ADC elections in the state after a gap of 20 long years giving an impression to the Hill people for a new development and prosperity in various spheres, it has ignored the ADCs making them totally powerless till date.
ADCC had submitted a memorandum raising various demands to the Chief Minister on November 10, 2012, but the Chief Minister has not yet given any response to the memorandum till now, he said warning that ADCC will launch various forms of agitations if the Government fails to heed to the representation within a week.
The demands of ADCC include ensuring the autonomy of the six ADCs, separate budget and separate demand heads of each ADCs, adequate devolution of powers in respect of Central sponsored schemes in hill areas to the six ADCs and adequate devolution of powers for 26 subjects provided under Section 29 (1) of the Manipur (Hill Areas) District Councils (Third Amendment) Act, 2008, Khongsai added.