Tribal body for equal share
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, March 14 2012:
The Federation of All Tribal Youth Clubs, Manipur (FATYCM) has urged AICC President for equal ministerial berths while forming a new Government in Manipur and to give emphasis on the size of the area.
A memorandum submitted by the FATYCM to the AICC President Sonia Gandhi also urged that ministerial post of Tribal Development department be given to a tribal elected member.
It further urged the Congress leader to give proper and more responsible portfolios to tribals while giving the ministerial berths.
The FATYCM memo, a copy of which was also sent to the PM, has also demanded that more emphasis be given to need-based policies like communications, drinking water, health care, education, farming, etc while implementing the economic programmes.
The memorandum said that negligence of major portion of the area which are inhabited by the tribals has resulted in unrest among the people.
Developing a small area with the excuse that more people concentrated in the area has also created serious problems among the people sometimes leading to the springing up of many insurgent groups, out of frustration, to demand their rights and justice, it said.