Mail News Service
Imphal, May 18 : A meeting against the proposed encroachment and land grabbing in Lei-Ingkhol , Imphal East was held today. The government was trying to take over the land in the name of Capitol Project taken up by the government . The meeting presided by the JAC president W. Basanta was attended by the representatives of All Manipur United Clubs Organisation, Citizens’ Concern for Dam & Development, Civil Liberties and Human Rights Organization, Forum for Indigenous Perspectives and Action, Columnist Writers, Ethno Heritage Council, Human Rights Alert, Just Peace Foundation, Life Watch, National Identity Protection Committee, Poirei Leimarol and, United Committee Manipur.
It is worth reminding that, Lei- Ingkhol people’s movement to defend the village that began on 21 February 2005 was suspended on 12 September 2006. The suspension was enforced after the then Union Minister of State for Labour Oscar Fernandes to defend the village. However, the premise of the struggle had been continued as the government without any restraint had issued a notification on 16 December 2010 to continue land encroachment. For a considerable period of time the people were kept under silence by the false promises of the electoral candidates to defend Lei-Ingkhol. As the result of the failure to receive any positive reply to the memoranda submitted to the CM and the Governor , the JAC was reconstituted and today’s a meeting was organised.
At the end of the meeting the JAC decided to oppose and condemn the attempt of the government to encroach and grab land in Lei-Ingkhol without the consent of the people .
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