IMPHAL, Oct 24 NNN: Joint Committee on Inner Line Permit System (JCILPS) has decided to observe a one-day mass sit-in protest to push the Union Ministry of Home Affairs to mull over the resolution of Manipur Legislative Assembly urging for introduction of ILP system in Manipur.
JCILPS will stage a mass protest dharna on October 31 at Keishampat Lairembi Community Hall in Imphal to remind and urge the MHA to approve the resolution on implementation of ILP passed by the state House on July 31, a statement of the committee informed Wednesday.
The statement further appealed the public as well as all the state ministers and MLAs to join the demonstration. It said sitting idle thinking that the resolution has passed will only make the demand a farce.
“We are expecting mass participation including ministers and MLAs from both the ruling and Opposition at the proposed protest, JCILPS convenor Sapamcha Jadumani told Newmai News Network this evening.
Senior leader of Manipur People’s Party (MPP) O Joy flayed all the political parties in the state on Tuesday for not showing reaction to the recent remarks made by Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde in connection with a Private Member Resolution unanimously passed in the last session of the Manipur Legislative Assembly session demanding introduction of Inner Line Permit system (ILP) in Manipur.
Shinde had said, “Our Constitution will not allow such things. Any sensible person who believes in the Constitution will not pass such a bill.” The Home Minister made the statement on September 10 in New Delhi. Speaking to mediapersons on the sidelines of the launching function of a ‘wall poster campaign’ at the party’s office, part of the movement being progressed on the demand of introduction of ILP system in Manipur, Joy alleged all the political parties in the state are afraid of their gurus (leaders) in New Delhi owing to which they do not want to act in response to what he said distasteful remarks of Shinde.
The MPP has launched the wall poster campaign consisting of a 5-point- demand and the campaign will cover all the valley districts to reinforce the demand of introduction of ILP system in the state. Flaying Shinde for his statement which rejected the resolution of the Manipur Legislative Assembly, Joy said the Home Minister had shown utter disrespect of democracy.
Not reacting to the statement of Shinde by the political parties of the state is quite amazing, Joy said. He dubbed the attitude of the state Home Minister Gaikhangam, who has allegedly kept silent on the matter, as showing no interest on the ILP issue.
The veteran MPP leader, however, maintained that the party has never said that it does not want outsiders in the state but he mentioned that Manipur has an area of 22,327 sq km out of the total area of 3,287,263 sq km of the country. The hill area measured 20, 089 sq km while the total area of the valley is 2,238 sq km only.
Supporting his statement on the undersized geographical area of the valley, Joy further said the indigenous Manipuri people will have to be naturally wiped out in the event of free flow of influx of migrants in the state and hence the MPP considering the vulnerable situation has launched the wall poster campaign to demand introduction of ILP system. The 5- point- demand included in the campaign are: implement ILP system in Manipur, Union Home Minister Shinde’s remarks have taunted Manipuris, withdraw Shinde’s statement or resign.
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