Source: Hueiyen News Service / Newmai News Network
Imphal, November 18 2008:
The Inner Line Permit System (ILPS) Demand Committee, Manipur is all set to launch an extreme form of agitation against the state government demanding the implementation of the ILPS in the state even as the Speaker of the Manipur Legislative Assembly S.Budhichandra has assured of a possible support.
Informing of the decision of the ILPS Demand Committee on the occasion of the "Permit System Deprivation Day" at the Manipur Press Club, Imphal on Tuesday, Sapamcha Jadumani, convenor of the demand committee informed that the committee is all set to launch intense form of agitation to pressurise the government to implement the ILPS in Manipur.
He also further revealed that the committee has even spread its network to the hills districts and added that youths will be taking main roles regarding the issue.
Meanwhile, this decision of the demand committee received a boost with the Assembly Speaker of the Manipur Legislative Assembly, S Budhichandra, while considering the apprehension in the mindset of the people regarding the population explosion due to absence of the permit system, assured to extend some possible co-operation.
Supporting the stand of the demand committee and also the Speaker, member of legislative assembly (MLA) Kh.
Ratan, who also attended the function as guest of honour, held that in view of the gravity of the situation a concrete measure should be adopted and observed the need to look forward.
While terming the issue a matter of great concern all over the world due to the quantum of growth which is increasing every fortnight, the MLA said that the most serious threat perception in the context of the state was that we were driving away our own people with the prevailing gun culture and added that no promising professionals, intellectuals and youth were compelled to settle abroad.
Opposition MLA RK Anand who also spoke during the function pointed out the devastating impact democratically due to the absence of the permit system as the Manipuris were marginalised by the 'outsiders' and alerted that there is no issue more serious than this.
The RK Anand also alerted that population and identity of the indigenous people of the state are on the verge of extinction with the merging of Manipur into the Indian Union.
In this regard he called upon people of the state to unite and act unanimously and further called upon all sections of the society including the politicians to endorse the move while adding that this could possibly bring a positive result.
Calling upon the 60 (sixty) MLAs of the state to extend their sincere co-operation, MLA RK Anand stated that only the politicians with true political will and with no double standard could help solve the matter.