IMPHAL, October 7: The Zelaingrong Baudi, Village Authority Chairmen Council; Zeliangrong Youth Front and Zeliangrong Students Union, Tousem today jointly announced a 15 day deadline for the government to fulfil their demands and said that failure to do so will see an onslaught of various agitations.
Kaichamdin, the secretary of publicity for the Zeliangrong Baudi, Tousem Zone, Tamenglong District, while addressing a press conference at Zeliangrong Youth Front office at Ragailong today, said that on August 17, the organizations had submitted a memorandum to state Chief Minister to produce the proposed land sketch map on Barak Circle sub-division; immediate removal of the existing Jiri Police Outpost from Tatbung or replace it as Tousem Police out-post; immediate removal of Jiri IRB training centre from Kamrangkha Khasia or else replaced it as Tousem IRB training centre; to erect pillars at all bordering areas of the two sub-division in the presence of a third party consisting of all frontal organizations of the Tousem sub-division etc.
Following the failure of the government to meet the demands, the organizations today submitted the 15 days ultimatum to the CM, he said.
He continued that the assurance given by the CM to Jiri District Demand Committee (JDDC) without taking note of the public concerns for the up-gradation of Barak Circle Sub-Division before the up-gradation of Jiri District as a full fledged district hurts the sentiments of the general public of Tousem sub-division.
The Jiri District Demand Committee (JDDC) played the divide and rule policy to create communal enmity among the neighbouring communities, he claimed and continued that the general public of Tousem strongly object to the attempt of the Jiri District Demand Committee (JDDC) to bifurcate the land of Tousem sub-Division through the creation of Barak Circle Sub-Division and that the creation of the sub division should not encroach upon an inch of Tousem jurisdiction.