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MANPAC reaffirms stand against Citizenship Act
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, December 14 2019:
The Manipur People Against Citizenship Amendment Bill (MANPAC) has reaffirmed its stand against the Citizen-ship Act and reiterated that the Act can not be imple-mented in the North-East.
During a review meeting held at Lamyanba Shanglen today, MANPAC executive members took several resolutions against implementation of the Act in the North East and said that they will continue to protest until the whole of the North East are exempted from the purview of the Act.
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It may be noted that protests in Tripura and Assam intensified after the Citizenship Amendment Bill was passed by the Rajya Sabha and subsequently got the President's assent to become an Act on Thursday.
Manipur was however exempted from the ambit of the Act after the Inner Line Permit system was extended to the State on Wednesday.
During the meeting, MANPAC expressed solidarity with the people of Assam, Tripura and other affected regions in the North East and said it strongly condemns the killing of innocent people in police action.
To strengthen its stand, MANPAC said that it has decided to lend unconditional support to North-East Forum of Indigenous People (NEFIP) in their course of protests against the amen-ded Citizenship Act.
Even though Manipur has been exempted from the ambit of the Citizenship Act through extension of the Inner Line Permit system, it is not the time for people to celebrate when neighbours- Assam and Tripura are burning, said MANPAC.
In solidarity with the people of Assam and Tri-pura, it is organising a sit-in protest at Wall Club, Wangkhei Angom Leikai on December 17 (11.30 am) against the Citizenship Act, said MANPAC.
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