Sihai Khunou Village Assembly demands explanation
Source: The Sangai Express
Ukhrul, January 22 2024:
The Sihai Khunou Village Assembly has demanded an explanation over a 'clarification' issued in the name of Sihai Khunou Village Authority, while calling it a highly misleading and distorted claim.
Briefing the media during a press conference in Ukhrul town on Monday, the village assembly speaker Mark Shimray stated that the clarification published on January 18 jointly signed by village chairman Ngathingpam P Shimray and secretary H Shimreingam claimed that the Sihai Khunou general public meeting on January 4 had unanimously reaffirmed the headmanship of the village.
Strongly rejecting the "baseless claim", Mark Shimray, who chaired the public assembly, has demanded an immediate clarification of the statement on behalf of the public of Sihai Khunou.
Shimray alleged that the 'clarification' was an attempt to distort the facts and mislead the public of the village.
He asserted that no resolutions were adopted or reaffirmed regarding the headmanship of the village at the public assembly on January 4.He further added that the public and the assembly records are proof of this fact.
He further added that the clarification was published in response to "factual truth about the legal sub-headmanship dispute" published in several local newspapers and media outlets recently.
Shimray also pointed out that the village chairman has no role in issuing or publishing any official clarification regarding assembly matters.
"But, by doing so, the chairman has only shown his bias towards one of the two parties involved in the long-standing dispute over the legal sub-headmanship of the village, under the customary headman of Sihai Khullen village," he said.
Shimray stressed on the importance of clarifying the matter to avoid any further misinformation and misunderstanding among the villagers, while urging the responsible parties to address the issue truthfully.