Joint student's body conducts spot inspection
Source: The Sangai Express

Noney, January 19 2021: The Joint Students body of RNSOM, LNKR, AISU and ZSOM conducted on the spot inspection of Tamenglong district bordering Jiribam, said RNSOM in a statement.

The student body surveyed Khedagar Khasia village, Phaitol and Tatbung, including Kamranga Khasia of Tousem subdivision, Tamenglong district on January 16 and 17 .

Despite some unfounded and baseless claims from some organisation of Jiribam, the joint student's body found no room for confusion or dispute that requires settlement on the district boundary, it added.

The natural landscape is proof that all parts of Khedagar Khasia, Phaitol, Tatbung, Kamranga Khasia belong to Tousem subdivision, Tamenglong district and Nungkhong river is the living testimonial boundary of both Tamenglong and Jiribam district The Joint student body observed during the inspection that the minority community of Tamenglong district near Jiribam border were threatened, mentally harassed, verbally abused by the majority community of Jiribam and Bengali speaking non-Manipuris.

It alleged that the encroached Tamenglong district territory is claimed as a part of Jiribam district by the majority community in collaboration with the district administration Jiribam.

Bengali speaking non-Manipuris who encroached inside Tamenglong district were issued Voter card of Jiribam by the district administration, it alleged.

All these are misuse of power and authority by district heads of Jiribam and intentionally silenced by the State Government bypassing the law and ancestral rights of hill people, it added.

In the light of all the malpractices, the joint students' body of RNSOM, LNKR, AISU and ZSOM appealed to the State Government, Minister Awangbow Newmai, Armstrong Pame IAS DC Tamenglong, Mohurle Sandeep Das, SP Tamenglong, Namsinrei Panmei, chairman ADC Tamenglong and all other District Level Officers including District Forest Officers of Tamenglong to immediately initiate withdrawal of Jiribam police outpost from Tamenglong and establish Tamenglong district police outpost at the district border; to establish Forest Gate under DFO Tamenglong; to establish Excise gate under Tamenglong Excise; provide police protection to minority community and conduct verification drive on the encroachers.

The joint student body further urged the Chief Minister to look into the fraudulent and fabricated issue of Jiribam Voter ID to the non-Manipuris and encroachers of Tamenglong district.

The inspection team was accompanied by Rongmei Naga Council Manipur (RNCM), Village Authority Chairman Council (NH-37 Tousem Subdivision) Kuki Students' Organisation Tamenglong branch and Tousem Area Students' Organisation.

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