RNCM denounces
Source: The Sangai Express
Tamenglong, March 19 2024:
The Rongmei Naga Council Manipur (RNCM) strongly denounced the incident that happened at FCI, Sangaiprou, on March 18, 2024, in which the ration allocated for the hill districts was forcefully unloaded allegedly by some gun totting miscreant and reportedly mishandled the staff on duty.
The RNCM in a press release said that the quota entitled to every bonafide citizen is a constitutional Right guaranteed under the Food Security Act, and no group individual or authority should have the right to come on the way against the system delivering that justice.
'Such irresponsible act directed against some community might possibly lead to a more complicated situation when the system is extremely vulnerable, being susceptible to inter communal conflict at the slightest provocation', it added.
The Rongmei body further maintained that the backlog of 2023 and the delay of the distribution for the year 2024, including the honorarium since 2020, has been duly acknowledged on several occasion to the authorities concerned , however, the interest of the public is not resolved till date despite assurance given by the relevant representatives.
Taking into consideration the gravity of the matter, the RNCM in consultation with all the federal units concerned namely RNCM, Luangrians, RNSOM, RNYOM, RNLPM and other area based CSOs served an ultimatum of 24 hours, with effect from 12 noon of March 19 that the allocated FCI ration should be station at their designated place, failing which the people shall resort to mass agitation howsoever deemed fit.