Five Manipur civil bodies boycott Republic-Day

  • | Saturday | 26th January, 2019

It also resolved to urge the Centre for giving Presidential assent to the Manipur People’s Protection Bill, 2018 at the earliest. Appealing to the people of the state to come out in protest on Saturday, he said the decision to boycott Republic Day was taken unanimously by the civil bodies to protect the indigenous people of the region.Echoing Sunil, AMUCO president Ph Deban Sharma alleged that the bill was passed to destroy small ethnic communities of the region. The meeting resolved to urge the Centre to include a provision in the body of the bill or the rules to be framed thereunder to the effect that the consent of the state government will be required before granting citizenship to any person. It also decided to urge the Centre for implementation of a National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Manipur, as was done in Assam recently.Further, it also resolved to organise awareness programmes through government functionaries in order to accurately inform and sensitize the people on the content of the bill and its impact in the state. IMPHAL: Intensifying the state’s stand against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, five powerful civil bodies of the state have boycotted Republic Day celebrations.Leaders of the five civil bodies — United Committee Manipur (UCM), All Manipur United Clubs Organisation (AMUCO), Committee of Civil Societies, Kangleipak (CCSK), Ethno Heritage Council (HERICOUN) and LEEPUN — categorically alleged at a joint media conference at the UCM office at Lamphelpat here on Friday afternoon that the bill is a ploy to wipe out the indigenous communities of the northeast.The civil bodies also announced that a joint meeting of the leaders of all civil bodies of the hills and the valley will be held in Imphal on Monday to chalk out the plan of agitation against the bill.UCM president Sunil Karam alleged that the amendment bill was passed by the Lok Sabha against the aspirations of the people of the northeast.

IMPHAL: Intensifying the state’s stand against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, five powerful civil bodies of the state have boycotted Republic Day celebrations.Leaders of the five civil bodies — United Committee Manipur (UCM), All Manipur United Clubs Organisation (AMUCO), Committee of Civil Societies, Kangleipak (CCSK), Ethno Heritage Council (HERICOUN) and LEEPUN — categorically alleged at a joint media conference at the UCM office at Lamphelpat here on Friday afternoon that the bill is a ploy to wipe out the indigenous communities of the northeast.The civil bodies also announced that a joint meeting of the leaders of all civil bodies of the hills and the valley will be held in Imphal on Monday to chalk out the plan of agitation against the bill.UCM president Sunil Karam alleged that the amendment bill was passed by the Lok Sabha against the aspirations of the people of the northeast. Appealing to the people of the state to come out in protest on Saturday, he said the decision to boycott Republic Day was taken unanimously by the civil bodies to protect the indigenous people of the region.Echoing Sunil, AMUCO president Ph Deban Sharma alleged that the bill was passed to destroy small ethnic communities of the region. The statute was passed at a time when the indigenous people of the region are struggling to safeguard their identities and ethnic rights, Deban added.Meanwhile, chief minister N Biren Singh chaired a meeting of ministers and legislators at his office secretariat here to discuss the situation prevailing in the state in the wake of the passing of the bill by Lok Sabha. The meeting resolved to urge the Centre to include a provision in the body of the bill or the rules to be framed thereunder to the effect that the consent of the state government will be required before granting citizenship to any person. It also resolved to urge the Centre for giving Presidential assent to the Manipur People’s Protection Bill, 2018 at the earliest. It also decided to urge the Centre for implementation of a National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Manipur, as was done in Assam recently.Further, it also resolved to organise awareness programmes through government functionaries in order to accurately inform and sensitize the people on the content of the bill and its impact in the state.

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