MTFD greets all party delegation with placards
Source: The Sangai Express
Dimapur, June 04 2016 :
Manipur Tribals Forum Delhi (MTFD) in close co-ordination with tribal student bodies in Delhi gathered to greet the delegation on their arrival at Manipur Bhavan in New Delhi with placards which strongly stated: "We'll finish what our Martyrs started", "Manipur tribals: Silent no more", "Kill the anti-tribal Bills", "India, hear our cries", "Manipur MLAs: Blood on your hands", etc., according to the Forum.
Even as Manipur continues to witness daily protests on the issue of Inner Line Permit (ILP) with the three controversial Bills at the heart of it, the "All Party delegation" arrived in the capital on Friday.
The delegation are camping in New Delhi to mount pressure on the Central Government to give the President's assent to the three Bills which are currently under consideration.
"The delegation, which was formed last week, at the behest of protestors supporting the Bills in the Imphal valley, is a misnomer as it did not consult nor include an important regional political party � the Naga People's Front (NPF).
Therefore, calling the delegation "all-party delegation" is a blatant lie and an attempt to mislead the Central government.
Moreover, the decision to send the so called "all-party delegation" to New Delhi was taken in the absence of tribal parties like the NPF," alleged the MTFD in a statement.
According to MTFD, the Manipur tribals have been agitating against the three bills, demanding justice for the 9 martyrs and political solution for the last 9 months.
However, the voices and cries of the tribals were never heard by the Manipur Government as well as the political parties which are part of the delegation, it stated.
"On the other hand, when the valley people agitated for only three days, the Manipur Government and the political parties immediately decided to send a delegation to New Delhi.
This clearly reflects the biased attitude and scant regard the Manipur Government and political parties have for the tribal people.
This also shows that the Manipur Government as well as these political parties represent only the voices and interests of the valley people and not of the tribals,: the MTFD said.