JD-U proposes all-party meet on Inner Line Permit
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, July 26 2014 :
Taking into account of the escalating movement of the students for implementation of Inner Line Permit (ILP) system in the State, a joint meeting of all political parties should be convened to discuss the matter thoroughly and bring an amicable solution at the earliest, M Tombi, president of Janata Dal United (JDU) Manipur Unit has proposed.
Addressing a press meet at the party office located at Babupara here today, M Tombi observed that the demand for implementation of ILP system is to save the indigenous people of the State from rampant influx of non-locals.
He also decried the highhandedness and excesses committed by the police on the student agitators on July 24 .
He further stated that the act of snatching a video camera from a journalist while taking footages of the protest by an MPS Officer was also unfortunate and unethical.
Pointing out that the State Assembly in its sessions held in 2012 an 2013 had passed resolutions twice in connection with implementation of ILP in the State but the resolutions are yet to be translated into action, M Tombi said that simply declaring holidays in all educational institutes cannot suppress the movement.
Instead, a joint meeting of all political parties should be convened to bring about an amicable solution to the ongoing demand, he added.