IMPHAL, December 5: A meeting of Kuki village chiefs held on Tuesday had unanimously resolved to oppose the Village Authority Act Amendment Bill, sources said.
Around 300 chiefs had attended the meeting held at the Tribal Research Institute auditorium organised by the Kuki Inpi Manipur.
Sources said that during the meeting the attending chiefs had discussed issues of paramount importance relating to the prevailing social and political conditions faced by the Kuki
The chiefs had observed that the Village Authority Act in all its forms is in total contrast to the traditional Kuki chieftainship form of village administration and in fact the Village Authority Act in the first place was passed by the State government without the approval and consent of the Kuki people.
The meeting also discussed the government`™s recent plan to amend the Village Authority Act and unanimously resolved to oppose the Village Authority Act Amendment Bill.
Meanwhile, the Kuki Inpi said it is peeved that the government in total contravention of the Kuki people`™s tradition and custom has many a time tried to impose laws and rules against the will of the Kukis.
The meeting has also resolved to hold another meeting of Kuki chiefs to improvise or reform the village administration of the Kukis for which the Kuki Inpi Manipur has been entrusted the responsibility of organizing it.