IMPHAL, August 10 NNN: The Sana Konung (Royal Palace of Manipur) Semgat Lup (SKSL), an umbrella body of 57 different social organizations from both the hills and valley today reaffirmed its stance to safeguard the Royal Palace of Manipur, pledging to fight tooth and nail against the state Government’s policy to take over it.
A meeting of the SKSL was held at the palace premises during which six resolutions were taken to protect and preserve the Royal Palace which the state Government keens to take over for renovation and expansion.
The meeting presided by SKSL president Ch Gopalmacha took six resolutions. It resolved that the proposed takeover of Sanakonung by the Government for its redecoration must first get the people’s mandate.
It decided that the titular king must not leave the palace while rejecting the recent letter sent to SKSL by the state Art and Culture Department. The meeting called it a policy against the will of the people.
SKSL now will focus on revamping the palace, it resolved and reaffirmed that the lup will never allow the Government to take over the palace for renovation and preservation under the Historical Monument Act and that the lup will fight tooth and nail against the Government’s policy.
It decided that the palace will be renovated by the Royal Council after consultation with the public and warned of strenuous agitation in the face of the Government’s efforts to use force for the proposed takeover.
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