Tribal Unity Day
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, August 22 2016:
Under the banner of Joint Action Committee (JAC) Against Anti-Tribal Bills and Outer Manipur Tribals' Forum (OMTF), a mammoth programme will be organised in Churachandpur district headquarters on August 31where all the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha MPs who have spoken in Parliament for "tribal people's rights of Manipur" have been invited to participate, reports NNN.
The event is being organised to commemorate the completion of one year of the tribal uprising against the three Bills.
Sources from the JAC informed Newmai News Network that Parliamentarians and activists across India who are endorsing the tribal movement of Manipur have been invited to participate the August 31 programme where the day will be declared as Tribal Unity Day.
In the run up to the programme, rallies and other public programmes will begin from August 26, the sources said.
In the joint meeting in the first week of August they resolved to observe August 31 as "Tribal Unity Day" which will be marked across the tribal territories of Mani-pur as a tribute to "our fallen martyrs" .