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Joint statement circulated on the occasion of the PROTEST AGAINST BRUTALITY OF STATE FORCES AND TO PROTECT THE PEOPLE OF MANIPUR FROM DEMOGRAPHIC INVASION

INDIA: Manipur Joint Statement Opinions against the Ongoing Indefinite Curfew in Manipur 11th July 2015 In Manipur, there has been a democratic movement to safeguard the rights of

INDIA: Manipur

Joint Statement

Opinions against the Ongoing Indefinite Curfew in Manipur

11^th July 2015

In Manipur, there has been a democratic movement to safeguard the rights of the indigenous peoples. The incumbent regime in the State led by Mr Okram Ibobi has acted contrary to the democratic and legitimate demands of the movement for Inner Line Permit System and the recommendations of the All Political Parties Committee on ILPS (2014). There was a deliberate attempt to protect the interest of the migrant outsiders by arbitrarily passing a bill known as the Manipur Regulation of Visitors, Tenants and Migrant Workers’ Bill 2015, which has not received the assent of the Governor. There were attempts to suppress, at gun point, the protests against the Bill and the popular movement to defend the rights of the indigenous peoples. Brutal police actions have inflicted casualty on several persons. A 16-year old student named Sapam Robinbood, participating in a rally, was killed by the police on July 8, 2015. In order to suppress popular demonstrations against the brutality, the Government immediately imposed an indefinite curfew in the two central districts of Imphal Valley and closed all the educational institutions. Defying the curfew, people came out in the streets of Imphal in great numbers. The police resorted to open aggressive and disproportionate use of force in the form of torture, and cruel and inhuman degrading treatment, indiscriminate use of tear gas and rubber bullets, firing of live rounds upon the protestors and arbitrary detentions with impunity.

It is against this backdrop that we are coming up with a joint statement under the title Opinion against the Ongoing Curfew in Manipur.

Government and curfew

There has been unrestrained population invasion by outsiders under the policy and constitutional framework of the Government of India that ostensibly allows free movement of people within the country. The outsiders are enjoying virtual monopoly over commodity and the labour markets of Manipur. On the other hand, the military and corporate and private sector partnership projects have been forcibly taking control of the land and resources without any regulation and restraint. In this situation, it is natural that the indigenous peoples began to take up the initiatives towards defending their identity, market, livelihoods, land and other resources.

The question of defending the rights of the indigenous peoples is a political question that is intricately founded in the context of a worsening socio-economic condition and progressive cultural annihilation. It is the responsibility of a democratic government to bring a political solution to this question. However, the puppet Manipur regime, which functions under the command of the federal Indian pro-corporate and private sector regime, indulge in suppressing this question under the barrel of a gun.

Why is the government indifferent to the universal principle of defending the rights of the indigenous peoples? The government is determined in using curfew to suppress the popular movements to defend the indigenous peoples and the agitations against the summary killings, torture and arbitrary detentions. This predisposition exposes the government as an authoritarian regime of a violent and radical right-wing clique that relies on the gun as the backbone of its enterprise against the people, at the cost of democracy. Judging by the nature of State terrorism, the Government remains the real enemy of democracy.

Police and Curfew

The perception is that the Manipur police is meant for ensuring the security of the people; in fact the regime constantly refers to them as “security personnel”. Those who are employed in this sector are recruited from amongst our citizens, the majority from poor families. The expenditure of their salary, uniforms and weapons are being paid out of the taxes collected from the people including themselves. However, in the past instances and in the present situation, the police have forgotten that they are the citizens of our motherland and have acted brutally. Instead of serving the peoples, they have been converted into a mercenary force of the terrorizing clique that runs the Government.

During the curfew, the Manipur police and its auxiliary forces the India Reserve Battalion (IRB) and Village Defense Force (VDF) have been acting like agents of terror without any restraint. In the name of controlling crowd, which they referred to as “mob control”, they have intentionally violated the standard norms of using ‘firearms’, and have indulged in the widespread use of live bullets, rubber bullets, mock bombs and tear smoke shells with the intention to inflict injury and to kill. The deliberate baton attacks, brutal beatings and firing upon unarmed civilians who were on the run exemplify their terrorist character.

We want to raise some questions to the Manipur police. Aren’t you natives of our motherland, born of the same mothers? Do you really think that there is no share for you in this movement to defend the indigenous peoples? Are you supportive the stand to act against the movement of the indigenous peoples to defend their culture, land and livelihood? Being persuaded by the oppressive cliques and opportunism for a small government salary, promotion and misuse of weapons; how long will you remain standing against legitimate democratic movements concerning our motherland?

Curfew and economic burdens

The immediate tactics of closing down educational institutions and using curfew to suppress the agitation have converted the Greater Imphal area into a war field. Deployment of several rabble rousing police gangs in strategic locations and corners of Imphal has caused obstructions to the free movement of peoples. They indulged in unprovoked baton charging, firing rubber bullets and tear smoke shells on anyone either coming out of a gate or walking on a street. Tear smoke shells have been lobbed into homes too.

The government, instead of bringing a political solution, has spent huge amounts of money in the war effort. Huge amounts from the public exchequer are spent on fuel for bullet proof and armoured vehicles, live ammunition, rubber bullets, mock bombs and tear smoke shells. The government is a favoured customer in the burgeoning market to suppress dissent. When the lack of interest to bring a political solution to vital issues and problems culminated into silencing of democratic voice by spending huge amount of money in war expenditure, whose loss is it? Is this money paid out of the wage labour of those who run the government? No! They do not work with the hands and feet to earn their livelihoods. They exploit peoples and misappropriate public fund to accumulate their wealth. The public fund that they misuse comes from the taxes paid by those who work with labour. Should we agree with this ugly trend of wasting our money to wage war against the people, when it could instead be used for economic production and growth?

The war against the people, as other facet of curfew, has created a big onslaught on their free movement and the local economy. The imposition of the curfew in the central areas of Manipur has not only created obstructions to those who live in those areas, but also on those who earn through daily commuting from the peripheries and those who have to pass through the central areas to reach other destinations on a daily basis. In that sense the curfew has extensive impacts similar to a blockade on the economy and transportation all over Manipur.

The curfew has imposed a big burden on those who are dependent on the Imphal market for their daily consumption. It seriously affected the petty traders who are dependent on the local market for commodity exchange. The marginal labourers who are in search of daily work are badly affected because of the restrictions to free movement. Who will compensate for the loss incurred on the family income due to the obstructions caused by the curfew? If these burdens of the people have not been addressed by those who accumulate huge money through corrupt means and who are enjoying the blessings of the authoritarian regime; it only obviates the fact that they are profiting from oppressing the people and are never for their welfare.

The authoritarian regime knows the aspiration of the exploited and oppressed peoples. But, it does want to address it at the cost of the vested interests of the rulers. Therefore, there is no need of repeatedly conveying the aspirations of the people to them. For several years the peoples have been bearing the burdens of the ugly corrupt model of governance and the tactics of suppression of the democratic voices at gun point. We strongly condemn all these models and tactics.

Statement endorsed by:

1. Akhu Chingangbam, Imphal Talkies.

2. Amit Bhattacharyya, Secretary General, Committee for the Release of Political Prisoners.

3. Anthony Moirangthem, President, Manipur Students Association Pune.

4. Dina Oinam, President, Women Empowerment and Child Development Organization (Manipur).

5. Dr. George T. Haokip, Chairperson, Institute Alternative India.

6. Ishan Chandam, League of the Proletarian Students of Manipur.

7. Jiten Yumnam, Centre for Research and Advocacy Manipur.

8. L. Bijendra khuman, Social Welfare Club Mayang Imphal.

9. Luikang Lamak, Ex-President, Naga Students’ Union. Delhi.

10. Malem Ningthouja, Campaign for Peace & Democracy (Manipur).

11. Padam Kumar, Worker’s Unity Trade Union.

12. Priyobata Irengbam, Manipur Students’ Association Delhi.

13. Roy Laifungbam, Civil Society Coalition for Human Rights In Manipur and UN [Members are: All Manipur Nupi Manbi Association; Centre for Organisation Research & Education; Centre for Research and Advocacy, Manipur; Citizens Concern for Dams and Development; Civil Liberties and Human Rights Organisation; Civil Liberties Protection Forum; Committee on Human Rights, Manipur; Community Network for Empowerment; Extra-judicial Execution Victim Families’ Association Manipur; Families of the Involuntarily Disappeared’s Association Manipur; Forum for Indigenous Perspectives and Action; Human Rights Alert; Human Rights Defenders Manipur; Human Rights Initiative; Human Rights Law Network Manipur; Human to Humane Transcultural Centre for Trauma and Torture Victims; Just Peace Foundation; Life Watch; Manipur Alliance for Child Rights; Movement for Peoples’ Right to Information Manipur; North East Dialogue Forum; Threatened Indigenous Peoples Society; United Peoples Front.]

14. Sanayairanchan Kshetrimayum, Manipur Alert.

15. Sapam Shyamsunder, Irabot Research and Commemoration Committee.

16. Vijay Singh, Editor, Journal Revolutionary Democracy.

11^th July 2015

Joint statement circulated on the occasion of the PROTEST AGAINST BRUTALITY OF STATE FORCES AND TO PROTECT THE PEOPLE OF MANIPUR FROM DEMOGRAPHIC INVASION, organized by the Manipur Students’ Association Delhi, at the University of Delhi, on 11^th July 2015.

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Brutality and totally disproportionate use of force by Manipur police, utter failure of state administration : CORE

PRESS RELEASE 10th July 2015 The Centre for Organisation Research and Education (CORE) Manipur continues to reiterate its position that the widely reported brutality and totally disproportionate use of

PRESS RELEASE

10^th July 2015

The Centre for Organisation Research and Education (CORE) Manipur continues to reiterate its position that the widely reported brutality and totally disproportionate use of force by the Manipur Police is a definitive sign of the utter failure of the State administration to respond to the democratic voice of the indigenous people of Manipur in a way that demonstrates its commitments to the Constitution of democratic India and international human rights law.

The reported violent attack today by the police forces on the home of the grieving family of the Late Sapam Robinhood at Khurai Lairikyengbam Leikai, using tear gas and other projectiles, is a clear violation of domestic and international standards of humanitarian and human rights law. In this land, it is the tradition for families to undertake a fast until the last death rites are completed. A family undertaking this ritual fast has been brutally attacked by the state. This act is absolutely unpardonable.

Throughout today, reports continued to pour in along with graphic photographs of civilian protestors all over the Imphal Valley against the homicide committed by the police on 8^th July 2015 and demanding a law that protects the native people of Manipur from annihilation being subjected to torture and cruel and inhuman degrading treatment or punishment by the police.

With this latest development, as reported, the State of Manipur has been purposefully plunged into a situation of direct and violent confrontation between the government and its people. This situation has been allowed to happen during a sitting of the State Assembly. The state government has been distorted into a monolithic oppressive creature that perpetrates open violence against its subjects. The present government, under the leadership of sitting MLAs Okram Ibobi Singh and Gaikhangam as Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister who is also in additional charge of home affairs, respectively, has abdicated all moral and legal authority to continue.

We are in total support of the legitimate demands of the people of Manipur for a strong legal statute that provides safeguards to the native population for their survival, livelihood, land and culture. It is utterly beyond our comprehension how legislators elected by the people of Manipur have abandoned them at this critical hour, taking umbrage behind imagined legal technicalities while their collective political will is shamefully surrendered.

We once again appeal to this government to show some basic humanity and respect of the law. A government that has no regard for the law and constitution has no moral authority to issue any direction or advice to the people because it has lost its legitimacy. A full scale impartial judicial inquiry to investigate the events of these last few days is called for, and we are deeply concerned that Manipur is rapidly sinking into total anarchy.

[Dr. Laifungbam Debabrata Roy]

President

Elders’ Council

Dr Lotha on many issues facing District Treasury offices; says CM’s response positive

KOHIMA, July 10 (NEPS): Dr TM Lotha, Adviser, Treasuries & Accounts, Relief and Rehabilitation, has today expressed his dismay at the pathetic conditions the department (Treasuries & Account) had in

Dr TM Lotha, Adviser, Treasuries & Accounts, speaking at 14th Gen Conf of NL Fin & Accont Service Assn

Dr TM Lotha, Adviser, Treasuries & Accounts, Relief and Rehabilitation, speaking at the 14th General Conference of the Nagaland Finance & Accounts Service Association held at Conference Hall of the Directorate of Treasuries & Accounts, Kohima on July 10, 2015. NEPS Photo.

KOHIMA, July 10 (NEPS): Dr TM Lotha, Adviser, Treasuries & Accounts, Relief and Rehabilitation, has today expressed his dismay at the pathetic conditions the department (Treasuries & Account) had in its other district offices. He disclosed that almost all the District Treasury Offices were being run with poor furniture and without even enough computers.

Speaking as chief guest at the 14^th General Conference of the Nagaland Finance & Accounts Service Association held at Conference Hall of the Directorate of Treasuries & Accounts here on Friday, Dr Lotha disclosed that soon after becoming the Adviser, Treasuries & Accounts, he visited some of Treasury Offices and Training Center (Institute) at Dimapur. “I have seen most of the offices and the Training Center (Institute) at Dimapur and found that they are in a very pitiable condition, besides there is acute shortage of faculty members,” he added.

The Adviser also said most of the Treasury Office Buildings were without proper security fencing and security guard rooms, while some Treasury Offices and many Sub-Treasury Offices were being run in rented buildings. He said even the Treasury Officers were using very old and outdated vehicles which were 15 years old. Many officers had actually given back these vehicles to the department as they could no longer use them and they were without any vehicles now, he stated.

Dr Lotha, however, informed the officers and members of the Nagaland Finance & Accounts Service Association that he had already apprised the Chief Minister with regard to the Training Center (Institute) and other issues facing the department. The response from the chief minister was “very positive,” he said hoping that “It will be taken up during the current budget session.” “I also hope that the Honorable Chief Minister will also look into the other issues as well,” he added.

Congratulating the officers for maintaining a very high standard of efficient service to the people, the Adviser said if they continued to work together with the same spirit, they could bring about “fiscal discipline in the whole of the state in the near future.”

Stating that they were already in computer age revolutionizing and changing the whole working system in the department, he explained that all the officers should get themselves acquainted and updated themselves with the computer knowledge so that they would be in the system.

Temjen Toy, Principal Secretary and Finance Commissioner, also spoke on the occasion as guest of honor. He said officers in many offices did not keep pace with the fast changing world and further urged the officers and members of the State Treasuries & Accounts Department to keep pace with the fast changing world while working and discharging their duties. At the same time, they also needed to restructure in many areas.

“We have to streamline with the transactions in the state and also to remain as watchdog to various fraudulent activities and other issues,” he added.

The Principal Secretary also read out the speech of the Chief Minister who could not make it in the function as he had to attend a meeting of Northeast CMs at Guwahati. The Chief Minister’s inability to attend, the Adviser, Treasuries & Accounts, Dr Lotha was made a chief guest.

Earlier, Daso Paphino, president of Nagaland Finance & Accounts Service Association, also Joint Director in the Directorate of Treasuries & Accounts, delivered his presidential address on the occasion. He highlighted many activities of the department since its establishment in 1980.

The program was chaired by K Tiayanger Tzudir, Director, Treasuries & Accounts, while the Vote of Thanks by Z Mesen, Principal Director, Treasuries & Accounts. Officials from the Treasuries & Accounts, Members of the Nagaland Finance & Accounts Service Association attended the program.

ILP Totally an adult issue ?

By Rocky Wahengbam “What is ILP?” people ask. Why are youths involved? Do they need to? Are the indigenous people really threatened? Without giving a straight answer ‘Yes’, let us

By Rocky Wahengbam

“What is ILP?” people ask. Why are youths involved? Do they need to? Are the indigenous people really threatened? Without giving a straight answer ‘Yes’, let us first try to understand the issue as a whole. If you’re an outsider and want to travel to Mizoram, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, you’ll need this Inner Line permit (a type of certificate/paper). Even if you’re an Indian citizen and wish to travel to these places, you’ll need an ILP. This provision was made by Britishers under an Act called as Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation Act, 1873. An outsider cannot take away any rubber, wax, ivory or other forest product (or any book, diary, manuscript, map, picture, photograph, film, article of religious or scientific interest outside these inner line permit areas). This ILP provision was made to give special protection to the indigenous people of the North-east region. If I give the above definition when someone asks about ILP, it would be just a lame one. The present demand for ILP encompasses much more than the above mentioned definition which derives from the Act imposed by the then British for their business interests. In addition, the MRVTMW Act 2015 passed by Manipur Legislative Assembly in March 2015 which awaits the consent of the State Governor neither serves any purpose in protecting the native population.

The JCILPS set up to demand the implementation of the said permit agreed with the All political parties before its drafting of the said bill on 5 major agendas namely : 1) Issuance of passes/permits to outsiders/migrant workers. 2) Not allow their permanent settlement in Manipur. 3) Marking 1951 as the base year to differentiate migrants from original settlers. 4) Denying land holding rights to outsiders/migrants. 5) Setting up of a full-fledged Labour Commission to regulate entry of inter-state workers and detect illegal migrants/outsiders. But, the MRVTMW Act 2015 didn’t talk about land holding rights and didn’t define indigenous/original inhabitants/ permanent settlers. Hence, it ended up backfiring itself. Any act passed which do not ban the land holding rights of non-indigenous outsiders will remain a joke to the demand committee.

The Manipur Regulation of Visitors, Tenants and Migrant Workers Act, 2015 which experienced a walk-out of the 4 Trinamool Congress Opposition MLAs when it was passed in the Assembly in March 2015 failed to capture the aspiration of the people. The Leader of the House CM Ibobi Okram who moved the motion in a hasty manner by proclaiming to make amendments if needed in future, blatantly shows how a Bill which in its soul passed to protect the Indigenous Inhabitants ends up protecting the Migrant Workers. An Act which was hastily passed without paying heed to the All Parties Resolution by projecting that the Govt. has stopped resorting to the ‘delaying tactics’ ends up being a part of the same old game.

What are the implications of ILP? ILP can be used only for travel and not for permanent residency in the area. Outsiders cannot buy property in the state. Inter-racial marriage (Marriage of Manipuris [Kangleichas] with Non-Manipuris) will become minimal as residences of outsiders are not permitted. There will be less competition among the backward tribes and in-flowing foreigners. Although such provisions though are not valid for Central Govt. employees, security personal, etc.

ILP is applicable only to Mizoram, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, but it is not applicable to Manipur. So, question: Why doesn’t Manipur fall under ILP system? Because Mizoram, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh were under the British control till independence. So Britishers implemented ILP permit there, but Manipur was princely states so ILP wasn’t implemented here. Although, Manipur (as a princely state before independence) had created its own system of Permits/ passports but it was abolished in 1951. In 2012, Manipur State Assembly also passed a resolution urging Government of India, to implement the ILP system to Manipur. Moreover, these 3 states with all their original inhabitants belonging to the Scheduled tribe list of the First Schedule enjoy protection under Article 342 of the Indian Constitution. This ST status made them easy in implementing the aforementioned ILP. For Manipur, some sections of population particularly the Meeteis which qualifies the definition of ST (primitive traits, geographical isolation, distinct culture, shy of contact with community at large, economically backward as compare to the mainstream society) under the constitution are still not ST and hence, do not enjoy various other constitutional protections.

Pro ILP arguments for Manipur

After independence, the influx of foreigners/non-locals/outsiders in Manipur has increased exponentially. This has led to increased competition (in jobs, business, elections ) among locals and outsiders. Foreigners started standing for local elections and some of them have also emerged victorious! Local youth has to compete with outsiders for state Government jobs, college admissions. Influx of outsiders, changes the demographic structure of the state, in long term, this could pose a major problem to reservation quota for Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes.

Culturally, outsiders bring their language and culture. It poses serious threat to Manipuri language, scripts, local dialects and traditional way of life. Drug trafficking cases, incidents of rape and other crimes in the State have become more rampant due to the influx of outsiders into Manipur. Manipur is one of the six high HIV prevalence states in the country. The influx of migrants is worsening this problem. Lands in tribal belts and blocks are being occupied by non-tribals and Bangladeshis, but the government machineries have done nothing to protect these lands from the encroachers, rather give them ration cards to secure the vote bank. Since the NE states are already backward in areas of education, infrastructure, etc such a competition has passed on to the younger generation. The recent violent riots in Assam is an example on how if immigration is unchecked can lead to severe problems. Outsiders are ready to work for lower wages. This makes difficult for the local Manipuris to get any employment.

Why ILP is a Valid Demand?

ILP system is already in place in Mizoram, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, then why should it not be implemented in Manipur, which is in the same geographical area, facing similar problems for immigration. ILP system doesn’t PROHIBIT outsiders from entering into a state. It merely requires them to get registered so they can be easily identified. Any under-privileged section of the citizens residing in the territory of India or any part there of having a distinct language, script or culture of its own shall have the right to conserve the same. This demand is therefore constitutional and legal.

Regulation of Visitors, Tenants and Migrant Workers Bill-2015

The Bill originally suffered for bringing out without penal clauses violating Article 35 a (ii) of the Indian Constitution. Without penal provisions in the Bill, it was framed like a tiger without fangs or claws. Firstly, the title of the Bill is a disgrace. The title which seeks to protect migrant workers instead of the indigenous people of Manipur just goes over my head. I cannot comprehend why such an Introduction was put forth in the bill to highlight the aims and objectives of the Bill when there is already an Act called State Migrant Workmen Act-1979 to protect Inter-state migrant workers. The introduction which says – A Bill to provide for registration of visitors, tenants and migrant workers for their safety and security and for maintenance of public order in the State of Manipur, is sure to invite a big slap right in the beginning.

Section 14 of the Bill said that the Provisions of this Act shall not apply to the permanent residents of the State of Manipur. The Clause which doesn’t define ‘Permanent Resident’ is a misleading and ambiguous one. It will become extremely difficult to identify all those who came after 18 November 1950 and chuck them off from the electoral list. Lastly, the major contention with the bill is that there is no clause mentioning about the Banning of Land Holding Rights by ‘Outsiders.’

With the Arrival of Indian Railways, Trans-Asian Highway, Major national projects under Act East Policy and Centrally sponsored schemes, ILP is a must- a socio economic political necessity. The aspirations of the people in total can be realized and full protection can be meted out by incorporating the ST demand with the ILP demand. Today, one dies for ILP; many will die for ST status because ILP is never complete without ST status. With the death of a student called Sapam Robinhood, the public out-roar has become more intense and the fear of other states emulating such protests has also increased. Excesses of state actors particularly the State Police have become quite rampant recently. Lessons have not been learnt when one youth was shot death for not stopping his vehicle at the frisking point. In terms of tackling such protests, I envisaged a civil war if some protests same as that of Delhi gang rape happens in Manipur. Their training should incorporate controlling of angry mob instead just teaching them to shoot suspects.

The 5 days house confinement of outsiders by civil organizations will take an ugly turn if this sensitive issue is not handled in time. We cannot say that a bloody clash between the native and the outsiders will never happen. The death of the Youth and his idolization as ‘Yelhoumi Kanbagi Lamjing Meira’( Torch bearer for the protection of Indigenous people) shows where this issue is moving into. His death can be understood in the way the state has failed to understand peace protest and blood shedding is required in each issue. All these involvement of the students will be termed as the increased political consciousness of the youth or youth being used as instruments to receive political ends, I do not wish to comment. But one thing is sure, this issue could have been easily solved if the legislature ponder upon the aspirations of the people and work towards achieving them. The non-existent intervention from the judiciary is also questionable. It’s high time for everyone concerned to pull up their shocks and nip the issue at the bud by understanding the aspiration of the indigenous people before the cry of mothers become our lullaby and the sounds of teargas and mock bombs become the firecrackers of the night. Everybody loves fire crackers but nobody wants them to be a part of everyday life. It will be already late if we sit and wait for the molehill to turn into a mountain.

The writer is a Sociology Honours graduate from Hindu College, Delhi University and can be reached at rockywahengbam@gmail.com

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Public-police clashes continue for third consecutive day

IMPHAL, July 11: For the third consecutive day, ILPS supporters came out defying curfew orders and imposed road blocks, conducted mock funeral of the Chief Minister, burn his effigies, staged

ILPS Demand Intensified: Public-police clashes continue for third consecutive day

IMPHAL, July 11: For the third consecutive day, ILPS supporters came out defying curfew orders and imposed road blocks, conducted mock funeral of the Chief Minister, burn his effigies, staged sit in protest demanding withdrawal of the Manipur Regulation of Visitors, Tenants and Migrant Workers Bill 2015.

The protestors were also demanding a Bill to safeguard the indigenous people of the State.

Although curfew was relaxed for five hours from 5am to 10am today, as soon as the curfew was re-imposed people came out to the streets and started demonstrating, resulting in several fierce police-agitators confrontations.

Meanwhile, the government has started deploying CRPF personnel including women personnel in the State capital to reinforce State security forces in controlling the raging agitation.

At Hiyangthang, meira paibis of Hiyangthan and Langthabal organised a joint meira rally.

In Kakwa a strong police-agitators confrontation occurred.

Police fired tear gas shells, rubber bullets, used catapults as the agitators also pelted stones and used catapults. There were several reports of minor injuries sustained during the confrontation.

The agitators also used foul language against the media persons covering the incident.

Police-agitators confrontations were also witnessed in Sagolband, Keisamthong, Kwakeithel, Pisum, Khagempali, Heirangoi Thong, MU gate, Kakwa, Kongman, Kongba, Basikhong, Heingang, Kontha Ahalup.

The Ragailong Pei (Thoubei), Ragailong women society, Ragailong youth club, JCILP Student Wing and MSF Imphal West also jointly conducted a torch rally at Ragailong.

The people also paid their respect to Sapam Robinhood who lost his life on July 8.

The Chingmi Tami Meira Paibi Lup also staged a sit in protest in the Langol area. Similar protests were staged at Lairkyengbam Leikai, Keisamthong, Khabam Leikai, Kontha Ahalup, Heirangoi Thong, Singjamei Mayeng Leiaki, Kongba, Singjamei Khatri Leiaki.

Rallies were also taken out at Sekmai, Mayang Langjing, Langthabal Phura Makhong, Pangei Bazar, Chanchipur, Ragailong, Kakwa and Singjamei.

Security forces also arrived to control the rallies and mob protests.

There were reports of police personnel suffering minor injuries in the tussle with the agitators.

In Khurai, agitators conducted a mock funeral of State Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh.

Sit in protest against the death of a student in police firing on June 8 were also staged at several places along the National Highway 2 starting from Khabam Lamkhai to Sekmai today.

Women folk started gathering on the highway since 11 am and staged sit in protest at Khabam Lamaki, Koirengei, Khonghampat, Pheidinga, Khurkhul, Sekmai and Maharabi.

At Khabam Lamkhai, around 700 women from various villages including Khabam, Heingang, Achanbingei, Matai, Luwangsangbam under the apunba Meira Paibee of Heingang Kendra gathered and staged the sit in protest.

The womenfolk later burned down effigies of the Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh and his deputy Gaikhangam.

Slogans were also shouted demanding implementation of the ILPS, to safeguard the indigenous people of the State.

Condemning the incident of the death of Robinhood, the womenfolk also demanded punishment of the personnel involved.

Meira paibis of Koirengei also demonstrated at Koirengei Bazar, Khonghampat Mantri Leikai and Khonghampat Awang Leikai.

At Loitang, Pheidinga, Khurkhul, Sekmai, Maharabi sit-in-protest and protest rally were held blocking traffic movement along the NH-2.

The women protestors displayed placard reading `implement ILP in state` `safe indigenous people of Manipur` `we condemn student killed` and `Punish personnel who killed student`.

Meanwhile, sounds of smoke bombs and tear gas shells continue to echo even till late evening.

It may be mentioned that the JAC and JCILPS has underlined to continue to demonstrate agitations and protest rallies until the ILPS or similar Act is not implemented in to the state safeguarding the indigenous community of the state. The JAC along with family members of the deceased Sapam Robinhood denied accepting the soul-less body until the demand of the public is not met.

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“Protect the people of Manipur from demographic invasion”, MSAD protests at Delhi against Police Brutality.

Office of the Manipur Students’ Association Delhi New Delhi Ref.: 20150711/ PR/ Demo Press Release MSAD Protest March in Delhi Manipur students and residents in Delhi, today, despite obstructions by

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MSAD Protest March in Delhi

Manipur students and residents in Delhi, today, despite obstructions by rain, staged a protest march under the theme “Protest against brutality of state forces and to protect the people of Manipur from demographic invasion.” The march, organised by the Manipur Students’ Association Delhi, was a response to the brutal repression on the democratic agitation to protect the rights of the Indigenous peoples in Manipur, from the unregulated population invasion by outsiders and the State sponsored companies, who under the guard of the Indian military establishment took control of the land, labour, resources and market. Many have been injured in the series of repressions and a student named Sapam Robinhood was killed on July 8, 2015. In addition to the shutting down of educational establishments; curfew have suspended free movement of peoples for daily activities and have added to the economic hardships, particularly the poorer sections. The protest march raised various slogans such as: Stop State Terrorism, Long Live People’s Struggle, and Long Live People’s Democracy.

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BJP holds CM for student`s death

IMPHAL, July 10: Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh is fully responsible for the death of the student agitator who died in police action, claimed BJP Manipur president Th Chaoba today.

He demanded why the Chief Minister had failed to disclose even before the Assembly that the Governor had not cleared the Manipur Regulation of Visitors, Tenants and Migrant Workers Bill, 2015.

Speaking at a press conference held at the party office, Chaoba claimed Robinhood would not have been dead nor any agitation launched if the Chief Minister had disclose the fact.

BJP has been objecting the Bill and its title since it was being drafted as there was clause or provision to safeguard the State`™s land from being sold to the outsiders, he claimed

He reiterated the popular belief that the Bill is in total favour of the outsiders.

The Chief Minister has claimed in the House that all political parties had agreed to the Bill, which is totally wrong as after the final draft of the Bill was finalised, no copies of the Bill were circulated to the members of the All Political Parties committee on ILPS, he claimed.

The government had forcibly passed the Bill even though the Opposition MLAs asked for the drafted Bill to be sent to a selection committee for further discussion, Chaoba claimed further.

The House has been cheated and a student was killed, he said.

He continued that even though a student was killed when a police fired tear gas shell hit him on the chin, the Home minister continues to claim that there was no mistake on the part of the police.

Home minister Gaikhangam has lied and misled the House, he continued.

The JCILPS was scheduled to agitate and the police were aware of it, but no preparation to control the agitation peacefully was taken up, he continued.

He continued that there was also no order from the district administration to fire directly at the agitators.

He said the BJP will meet the Governor and seek extending the Assembly session for another couple of days so that the members could further discuss the issue of ILPS demand.

BJP will also consider a new Bill with police parties of the State excluding the Congress, he said.

Imposing curfew will not bring any solution, he further observed.

Ousted Thangmeiband MLA Kh Joykishan who joined the BJP recently also said during the last sitting of the Assembly session, he was the only MLA objecting to the Bill.

However, Okram Ibobi who considers the Opposition to be weak had forcibly passed the Bill in the House, he claimed.

A State BJP team led by its president Chaoba also met the Governor and submitted a memorandum apprising the Governor of the present situation in the State.

Following their return, the team said the Governor had noted the issue seriously and assured to call the Chief Minister and the deputy Chief Minister to discuss the matter.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/07/bjp-holds-cm-for-students-death/

CM proposed talks during brief arrest, claims JCILPS

IMPHAL July 10: The six members of the Joint Committee Inner Line Permit System who were picked up by the police yesterday have been released this evening. The members are

IMPHAL July 10: The six members of the Joint Committee Inner Line Permit System who were picked up by the police yesterday have been released this evening.

The members are identified as Khomdram Ratan, convenor in charge; BK Moirangcha, co-convenor in charge; Md Kheiruddin Shah, co-convenor; co-convenor Pukhrambam Arjun, Thokchom Somendro member, Soubam Rajen Singh, member.

Speaking to media persons somewhere in Imphal following their release, Ratan said they were picked up from the Wangkhei Thangapat area yesterday around 9pm and released this evening around 4pm.

He said after they were picked up they were taken to the Imphal East SP office where minister Moirangthem Okendro, minister Govindas, MLA RK Anand, MLA Ng Bijoy and MLA Dr I Ibohalbi were waiting for them.

The ministers and the MLAs asked them for talks on the present issue, but they turned down the invitation citing that they were in police custody, Ratan told media persons.

Following the brief meeting, they were again taken to the Chief Minister`™s bungalow, where again they were met by several ministers and MLAs, he said.

There again the Chief Minister asked what their demand on the issue was, he said.

He said they replied that since they were under police custody they cannot negotiate and that their objective is what the public desires.

Ratan also said that no police case was registered against them.

The JCILPS convenor incharge also said that the imposition of curfew and the closing down of schools will not bring any good and it would be better to re-open the schools and lift the curfew.

He further appealed to the people not to spread rumours of the death of a student of the TG Higher Secondary School.

Meanwhile, it may be mentioned that the Indigenous People`™s Assocation of Kangleipak has urged the government to release the leaders of the JCIPLS in a press conference held earlier in the day.

Speaking to the media persons, at the IPAK, head office Keishampat, Sapamcha Jadumani chairman IPAK also founder of JCILP stated that arresting leaders of the agitation will not prevent the public from continuing with the movement.

He said the movement will continue until the demands are met as the ongoing agitation demanding implementation of the Inner Line Permit System in the State is not only for the joint committee but for the whole people of the State.

The Manipur Regulation of Visitors, Tenants and Migrant Workers Bill 2015 which was passed by the government omitted the recommendations submitted by the All Political Parties Committee and the joint committee and was made not according to the interest and welfare for the people he asserted.

The situation would not have turned this bad if the government had shown some concern and understanding of the people`™s sentiment, he continued.

`It would be best if the government withdraw the previous bill and fulfill the demand made by the people as this is the only means to safeguard the indigenous inhabitants of the people and to live peacefully in the state` he added.

The chairman also mentioned that in the year 2012 and 2013 on the same date on July 13 during the Assembly session the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation Bill, 1873 was passed altogether in three states Nagaland, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh.

When other states government fights for its people to safeguard and protect its own people why is our state government so weak to do something for the welfare of the state he question.

This could be easily and peacefully done if the people and the government work hand in hand for the welfare of the state.

But the situation now has turned so ugly that even student was killed doing the agitation which hurt more the sentiment of the people.

It also shows that the present government inability to govern the people in the right way and also lack the leadership quality in them.

On the other hand the state police personal were acting as the anti people or the enemy to the people of the state but the police should also understand the fact that the ILP is not only for particular organisations or community but for the whole including them and the government, he said.

Most importantly he also appealed to the people of the state to understand minutely the demands made to the government to implement the ILP in the state and should not turn our frustration to the Non-Manipuri by torturing, beating or threatening them as they are not responsible in fulfilling the demands made by the people of the state.

If the government at the earliest understands and makes a law or permit system on this, the people worried about losing its indigenous inhabitants could be protected he added.

The increasing illegal influx also could be stop only by the law and not by any civil organisations and that is the reason why the people of the state is unsatisfied with the previous bill and continue the agitation until the said demands are met he added.

Impossible to fulfill demands of Govt employees on one time basis: CM

IMPHAL, July 10: Admitting that the demands by the JAC of All Manipur Trade Union Congress (AMTUC) and All Manipur Government Employees Organization (AMGEO) to the government are legitimate, Chief

IMPHAL, July 10: Admitting that the demands by the JAC of All Manipur Trade Union Congress (AMTUC) and All Manipur Government Employees Organization (AMGEO) to the government are legitimate, Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh who also holds the portfolio of Finance appealed to the JAC to bear for some time with the government regarding fulfilment of their demands.

The CM was replying to a calling attention motion raised by opposition MLAs Dr I Ibohalbi Singh and L Ibomcha Singh during the last sitting of the 11th Session of the 10th Manipur Legislative Assembly today.

The calling attention motion was raised by the MLAs on `to call the attention of Chief Minister on the reported threat by AMTUC & AMGEO to launch cease work strike from July 20, 2015`™.

While moving the motion, MLA Dr I Ibohalbi Singh said that reiterated that the JAC had launched a 14 days long cease work strike in pursuance of its demands in 2010 after which it inked a MoU with the government on May 19, 2015.

Under the MoU which have six-point agreements, it was agreed that employees under the JAC will be provided with the 6th Pay Commission scale. However, the government failed to abide with the agreement, which led the JAC to launch cease work strike from July 20 to press the government to fulfil its 28-point charter of demands, said the MLA drawing the attention of the House.

Responding to the motion, Ibobi clarified that the demands of the JAC could not be fulfilled as of now due to the unstable financial position of the state though 7th Pay Commission scale for employees of Central Government is in the pipeline.

He said that employees of the Secretariat mainly of the Finance Department do know clearly about the total amount of the state Budget, how much have spent, where and for what purposes.

If all the demands made by the government employees are given without considering the state Budget then a situation will arise when vehicles issued to Commissioners/Secretaries under Government of Manipur, Ministers and MLAs have to be forbidden, the CM expressed.

It is not that the government is sidelining Muster Roll, Work Charge and Casual government employees who have working for the last 30 years. The fact of the matter is that the government does not have enough fund to fulfil their demands, he added.

Requesting the concerned government employees to bear with the government for more time regarding fulfilment of their legitimate demands, Ibobi assured that the government will hold discussion to fulfil some of the demands at the earliest.

However, it will be impossible to fulfil the all the demands on a one time basis, he stated.

Explaining that it will be a hard task to mitigate extra-financial expenditure given that the financial status of the state is unstable, the CM made a fervent appeal to the JAC to call off its proposed cease work agitation in the interest of the state.

Speaker adjourns House sine-die

JCILPS will be consulted during discussion of fresh bill, Ibobi tells House IMPHAL, July 10: Speaker of Manipur Legislative Assembly Th Lokeshwar has adjourned sine-die the 11th Session of the

JCILPS will be consulted during discussion of fresh bill, Ibobi tells House

IMPHAL, July 10: Speaker of Manipur Legislative Assembly Th Lokeshwar has adjourned sine-die the 11th Session of the 10th Manipur Legislative Assembly which had begun from July 26 after the end of its last sitting today.

In the 11th Session of the House, which had eleven sittings including today`™s sitting, there were two Obituary References, adoption of Motion on Governor`™s Address, five Short Notice Questions, withdrawal of two Starred Question out of the total 67, presentation of seven papers with having 29 Un-starred Questions, presentation of six House Reports and ten calling attention motions with one converted as Short Duration Discussion.

Members of three Financial Committees of the House were also elected by holding election.

General Discussion on Budget Estimates, 2015-16 and Discussion & Voting on Demands for Grants, 2015-16 were also held.

Along with the House members unanimously passing six bills presented by the ruling government, seven bills were also introduced in the House during the session.

One bill was referred to a Select Committee of the House.

During the session, there was a discussion on a matter of public interest and half-an-hour discussion.

On the last sitting of the House today, Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh who is also the Leader of the House while referring to the Manipur Regulation of Visitors, Tenants and Migrant Workers Bill, 2015 which was passed during the 10th Session of the House in March, 2015 said that assent of the Governor was sought after the House passed the bill.

He made it clear that the Governor has not totally rejected the bill but it has been kept reserved for consideration of the President of India.

Admitting that plea made by some House members to refer the bill to a Select Committee while the bill was put up in the House for its passage was rejected, the Chief Minister clarified that the bill was passed without referring it to a Select Committee as Joint Committee on Inner Line Permit System (JCILPS) would be in the belief that the government was not keen to pass the bill if it was referred to a Select Committee.

Any parts of the Manipur Regulation of Visitors, Tenants and Migrant Workers Bill, 2015 can be modified, he said.

Additional clauses can also be inserted in the bill if need arises in future, Ibobi told the House

He further said that fate of the bill is uncertain as it is not clear whether the President of India will consult with the Law Ministry or the bill will be discussed in the Union Cabinet.

However, there is an unofficial report stating that the Government of India cannot keep a bill sent by a State government for more than six months without its consideration, he pointed out.

Disclosing that threadbare discussion will be held with legal experts whether a new bill should be introduced or not, the CM said that talks will also be held with representatives of Joint Committee on Inner Line Permit System which is spearheading the collective demand for ILPS implementation in the State in this regard.

The CM made the statements while responding to questions raised by Opposition MLA Dr I Ibohalbi Singh during discussion on the Manipur Appropriation (No 5) Bill, 2015 moved by the Chief Minister in the House.

The Manipur Appropriation (No 5) Bill, 2015 was passed by members of the House after having a threadbare discussion.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/07/speaker-adjourns-house-sinedie/

Serial rape accused fails to appear to court summon

LAMKA, July 10: Rape accused Timothy Changsan who is charged under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act of serial raping girls many of whom are orphans in a children

LAMKA, July 10: Rape accused Timothy Changsan who is charged under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act of serial raping girls many of whom are orphans in a children home where he was the director, failed to appear before the District and Session Court, Churachandpur today.

The Manipur High Court had recently revoked his bail a few days ago after he was found to be out on bail under mysterious condition last month.

The police have been on the look-out for the accused even to the extent of raiding his potential hide-outs.

However, the brother of the accused was seen loitering around the court complex today and even submitted a petition that his brother is in Imphal and can`™t appear before the court in Churachandpur as he was in Imphal as curfew is imposed in the State capital at the moment.

It is also learnt that the IO of the case, SI Sandy Tonsing had himself delivered the court summon personally long before the imposition of the curfew.

At the same time, the Judge who had issued the summons also failed to turn up due to the curfew raising many eyebrows.

Several sections of the society including the Manipur Alliance and Child Rights- Churachandpur and Action for Women and Child Advancement are convinced about the manner the accused was released on bail.

It is also interesting to note that the accused had hold a press conference announcing legal notice to the MACR-CCpur who champion the cause and the print media of the district through his lawyer advocate MI Sharma.

It may be recalled that Timothy Changsan is charged of raping seven girls while he was the administrator of NECH after the seven girls escaped from the boarding home and complaint to the police.

Any accused under the POCSO Act, which carry a minimum sentence of 10 years imprisonment, in no circumstances, is allowed to be granted bail for six months, however, it this case, the accused was granted bail only after 92 days.

ILPS protest staged in Bishnupur

BISHNUPUR, July 10: Showing solidarity to the ongoing demand for implementation of the Inner Line Permit System or a similar system in the State to safeguard the indigenous population of

BISHNUPUR, July 10: Showing solidarity to the ongoing demand for implementation of the Inner Line Permit System or a similar system in the State to safeguard the indigenous population of the State, a sit in protest was also held at Leimaram today.

The sit in protest was staged at the Leimaram Shanti Bazar, Bishnupur district organised jointly by the Leimaram Yaipha Lamjing Lup, All Manipur Scheduled Caste Students Union, Leimaram branch, Heiroubok Awang Women Welfare Association.

The sit in was held by blocking traffic along the bazaar road.

The agitators also observed a two-minute silence in memory of late Sapam Robinhood who was killed on June 8 in police action.

It was also declared during the protest that the residents of Waroiching, Leimaram and Heinoubok will participate and support all forms of protest and agitations until the public demand is met.

On the other hand around 1000 women also staged a mass sit in protest at Oinam today demanding implementation of the ILPS in the State.

The protest was organised by the 5 Tigers in Manipur and the meira paibis of Oinam.

A Bishnupur police team led by SDPO Rameshwor and DSP (cdo) John guarded the protest site so that no untoward incidents occurred during the protest.

Similar protests were also held at Keinou Bazar organised by the Mayai Kaba Chinjak Thingba Lup, Keinou, at the Irengbam Kangjeibung Bishnupur organised by Irengbam meira paibis.

Nambol Meira Paibi Apunba Lup also blocked the Tiddim Road at Nambol Bazar demanding the State government to step down if it cannot safeguard the indigenous people.

However, a team of Bishnupur district police controlled the agitators around 4:40pm.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/07/ilps-protest-staged-in-bishnupur/

Several injured in police-protestors clashes during ILPS agitation

IMPHAL July 10: Even as the State continues to burn in the aftermath of the death of a 16 year old student in police action during an ILPS rally, a

IMPHAL July 10: Even as the State continues to burn in the aftermath of the death of a 16 year old student in police action during an ILPS rally, a 17-year old has been brought to the RIMS critically injured by a tear gas explosion.

A police fired tear gas shell exploded among a group of protestors injuring several of them along the Dingku Road this afternoon.

One of the injured has been identified as 17-year old Roshan Haobijam son of H Mani of Khurai Konsam Leikai a class X student of Mangi Higher Secondary School.

He was rushed to the RIMS.

A splinter of a tear gas shell was taken out from an injury on his stomach. A vein was cut open on his wrist, splinters had also hit him on his thigh and shoulder. It is also learnt that he is bleeding from his right ear.

Hospital authorities said he has been given two units of blood already and he has been shifted to the Medicine Male Ward.

Two other injured protestors of the same rally identified as Arun Maibam and Sanjenbam Tamo have been taken to JNIMS.

Meanwhile, an ASI of the Manipur Police commando identified as T Shaym was injured when he mis-fired a tear gas shell at Dingku Road.

Two other minors were also brought to the RIMS allegedly beaten up black and blue by police personnel.

According to the students who are both 15-year olds, they were talking inside their residential gate at Kakwa when police personnel who came from behind jump on them and put them inside their mini-van parked outside.

The two have been identified as class VIII student Alex Thokchom son of Rajan and S Thoibi son of Amuchao.

The two said they were taken to the Kakwa Police Station and accused of using catapults which they had not.

The police then assaulted them using the butts of their guns and stamped all over their bodies with their boots, they said.

They were only rescued by the local womenfolk who stormed the station after learning of their arrest.

The two boys who are now at the RIMS wore lucid boot marks on their necks, thighs, knees and other parts.

Other injured protestors brought to RIMS include 42-year old Hawaibam Sunil of Thangmeiband Lourungpurel Leikai (hit by a rubber bullet on his thigh) and Balson Sharma, 29, of Kangabam Leikai.

MLA Ibohalbi grills dy CM over death of student

IMPHAL, July 10: Deputy Chief Minister Gaikhangam who also holds the portfolio of Home failed to response to a series of queries raised by opposition MLA Dr I Ibohalbi Singh

IMPHAL, July 10: Deputy Chief Minister Gaikhangam who also holds the portfolio of Home failed to response to a series of queries raised by opposition MLA Dr I Ibohalbi Singh on the death of a student of Ananda Singh Higher Secondary Academy while staging a protest demanding ILPS implementation in the state, during the last sitting of the 11th Session of the 10th Manipur Legislative Assembly today.

The opposition MLA raised his queries while putting up last business of the House on `consideration and passing of the Manipur Appropriation Bill, 2015`™.

The MLA suspected that a Magistrate would have been present at the site where the student was killed in police action and demanded the identity the Magistrate if he happened to be present at the time when the unfortunate took place.

He also demanded the Dy CM the identity of the police officer who commanded the retaliation against the student agitators, claiming that he knows the identity of the police officer.

The MLA then referred to a telecast aired by a TV news channel wherein an IPS Probationary Officer fired shots from his service revolver towards a group of agitators who were protesting the death of the student in police action at Khurai yesterday.

The agitators were just 30/40 foot away from the IPS Probationary Officer, he claimed.

The IPS officer could have achieved his purpose by blank fires alone so why did he fire shots deliberately towards the agitators, the MLA asked, demanding the Dy CM to reveal the identity of the police officer.

Taking part in the heated discussion, MLA Th Shyamkumar Singh pointed out that police personnel were seen entering into kitchen and buildings of agitators who were demanding implementation of Inner Line Permit System in the state and beating them as shown in the local cable networks.

He urged the government to look into the excesses of the police personnel whose duty is to control mob not to beat them.

When Works Minister Dr Kh Ratankumar Singh was responding to the motion, raised by three opposition MLAs including L Ibomcha Singh, Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh suddenly stood up and said that the bill is related with finance so he is the one who should response to the motion.

Though the CM came to the rescue after the opposition MLAs raised the Khurai incident, Dy CM remained silent on the issue.

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Manipur ILPS demand intensified, JCILPS Jiribam branch burns effigies of CM O Ibobi

Exclusive report from Jiribam by Momon Thoudam. Jiribam 10-July-2015: Joint committee on Inner Line Permit System( JCILPS) Jiribam branch Volunteers of Students’ Wing, JCILPS women organization and civil organizations in the Jiribam

Manipur ILP Demand – Jiribam: A police personal stands near the protest site

Exclusive report from Jiribam by Momon Thoudam.

Jiribam 10-July-2015: Joint committee on Inner Line Permit System( JCILPS) Jiribam branch Volunteers of Students’ Wing, JCILPS women organization and civil organizations in the Jiribam sub division responded to the call of JCILPS and intensified their demand to introduce ILPS in Manipur.

Effigies of Manipur Chief Minister, Deputy CM and Education Minister were burnt today at different places in Jiribam. Protesters also burnt effigies in front of the residence of Revenue & Law Minister and Jiribam MLA Th. Debendra. Normal life has been affected in Jiribam due to the continued agitation.

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