IMPHAL, November 6(NNN): Concerned tribal organisations, concerned tribal MLAs, members of Autonomous District Council (ADC), public leaders and village chiefs will deliberate on the issue of the police district boundaries at Kuki Inn, Imphal tomorrow at 11 am to be convened by Saikul Area Naga Peoples Organisation (SANPO) and Kuki Inpi, Saikul Gamkai (KISG).
“The planned November 7 meeting is compelled by the fact that the state government of Manipur continues to ignore our cries,” said social activist Thangkam Lupheng.
SANPO and KISG had called 48 hours Senapati district bandh last month in this regard.
SANPO and KISG have strongly expressed their resentments on the alleged negligence of the state government of Manipur towards their demands made through a memorandum submitted on September 25 for the immediate cancellation of Home department`s notofication of June 14, 2011, and to withdraw all the villages of Saikul sub-division included in the police stations of Imphal East district regarding the police district boundaries and police stations under the jurisdiction of Saikul Sub-Division, Senapati district. They also demanded for the inclusion of Maphou Dam police station and Purum Likli police station (under construction) under the administrative jurisdiction of Senapati district police.
They further demanded for the opening of police stations and outposts in all strategic areas, if needed under Senapati police station. Finally, they also asked not to disturb the existing original district and subdivisional boundaries in the name of security and law and order.
These demands were placed before placed before the deputy chief minister of Manipur today by the two organisations on behalf of the village chiefs, headmen and the general public of the area.
Leaders of KISG and SANPO had said their demands should be met by September 30 or else they will consult with the other civil bodies of the area and resort to stern form of agitation.
They then alleged that it is the covert policy of the state government of Manipur to allow the valley district administrations to `intrude or encroach` in the hill districts. KISG and SANPO then asked whether the state government of Manipur exists exclusively for the welfare of the valley districts. They then asked that parallel policies and programmes should be adopted for both the valley and the hill districts if the state government genuinely has concern for the security of the people.