IMPHAL, July 16: The Joint Committee on Inner Line Permit System has appealed to the people not to call any bandh or general strike till July 19 considering the upcoming idul fitre of the muslim brothers and Rath-Yatra of the hindus.
A statement of the committee has made appeal while at the same time reiterating that the movement and agitation demanding the implementation of the ILPS in the State will continue until the demands are met with.
It said in case the government fails to bring out the new bill within 15 days, the people should support the committee`™s stronger agitations.
The statement said the State government has failed to meet the demand of the JCILPS and the people for a law to safeguard the indigenous people.
The underlying meaning of the JCILPS`™ demand for the government to announce a timeline for enactment of the law during the special emergency sitting of the House was for the government to table the new bill during the same sitting which could have been extended further, it said.
However, the government ended the sitting in just one day, it lamented.
The JCILPS is unable to believe that the government will bring out a new bill within three months, it said.
If the government has the political will to table the new bill and passed it in the House, then it could be done in just 4-5 days, the statement continued.
There is no reason for the preparation of the new bill to take three months time, because the All Political Party Committee on ILPS had already submitted a 282-pages recommendation following a six-month discussion on the issue, while the JCILPS has submitted its five-point recommendations to the government, it said.
Now all the government has to do is consider some expectations of the people to be included in the bill, it said.
Once the bill receives the assent of the Governor, it could be tabled in the House within two-three days, it said.
The statement also said that the three-month timeline of the government is unreasonable and as such the JCILPS will continue with the movement as long as the demand is not met with.
At the same time, it has appealed to the people to support its strong agitations if the government fails to bring out the new bill within 15 days.
The statement further urged the supporters not to attack or stop medical staff, patients, those on emergency and religious duties and media persons. Supporters of the movement are also appealed and advised against using any communal tone during the movement.
It said the media persons take a massive role in creating awareness of the movement.