CSOs demand titular king to abdicate his throne
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, March 14 2020:
United Peoples' Front (UPF) and its allied CSOs, including NIPCO, MAPI-Council, AMKIL, All Manipur Tami-Chingmi Apunba Nupi Lup, All Manipur Women Social Reformation & Development Samaj, Ereipak Enaat Chanura Loinasillon and Nongpok Leingak Apunba Nupi Lup, have demanded Leishemba Sanajaoba to abdicate his throne before he becomes an MP of the Rajya Sabha.
Speaking to media persons at UPF office at Keishamthong today, its president W Second said that the people of Manipur and the CSOs are deeply hurt by the unexpected decision of Leishemba Sanajaoba to become a Rajya Sabha MP.
The people of both the hills and the valley have been looking up to him and respecting him for safeguarding the rituals, traditional and cultural values of the State even though Manipur merged into India in 1949 .
However, his decision to join Indian politics will drastically impact these values.
W Second clarified that it is Leishemba Sanajaoba's right under the Indian Constitution and law to contest for the MP seat in the Rajya Sabha.
However, we cannot accept the fact that his position as titular king and his duties to the values of Manipuri people, will be intertwined with Indian politics, Second remarked, demanding Sanajaoba to abdicate his throne if he wants to dive into politics.
It may be mentioned that Leishemba Sanajaoba is going to contest for the lone MP seat for Manipur in the Rajya Sabha as a BJP candidate on March 26 .