IPOM condemns
Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal, October 12 2025: The demolition of the historic Rajbari in Shillong without consulting the people first is strongly condemned, Indigenous Peoples Organisation Manipur (IPOM) has said.

Had the Art and Culture Department and the Planning and Development Authority (PDA) clarified and made known their intentions before the historic structure was demolished, people's reaction would have been different, said IPOM vice president Chandramani Khumancha, speaking to reporters at Manipur Press Club, Imphal.

Representing several organisations, Chandramani said, the PDA's clarification came late while it should have issued such a clarification sooner before the Rajbari was dismantled for reconstruction.

Now that the structure has been demolished, the authorities concerned of the Government should publicly set a deadline for completion of the scheduled reconstruction, he said.

Dragging the reconstruction work endlessly without setting a deadline would anger the already agitated people.

The Government and the Department concerned, therefore, must give a specific time period for completion of the reconstruction, he said.

The press meet was jointly organised by IPOM, Meitei Pangal Council Manipur (MPCM), Anouba Senmitlon, Progressive Alliance For Leadership & Empowerment of Mother (PALEM), UPACO, Yelhoumi Kanba Lup (YEMKAL), World Meitei Organisation and MPF .

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