IMPHAL, Aug 30: Vehemently condemning the deliberate and inordinate delay of the council formation in Chandel and Tamenglong district, several Tangkhul frontal civil organizations based in Ukhrul under the aegis of Tangkhul Naga Long (TNL) have urged the concerned authority to install the council in the two hill districts on or before September 7 failing which the organizations will resort to launch intense form of agitation.
In a joint statement issued to the press today, the organizations asked the Congress-led SPF government to respect the sentiment and aspirations of the tribal community of the State.
The democratic alliance of Chandel and Tamenglong is formed by two political parties namely the NPF and BJP with clear majority to form council house and had staked claim on many occasions. However, without any reasons whatsoever the Congress led SPF government has deliberately trampled upon the democratic rights of the tribal people which amount to murder of democracy, it said.
Decrying the malicious intent of Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh and Deputy CM Gaikhanagm for such unwarranted action, the tribal organizations warned that any further suppression of democratic rights of the tribal shall not be tolerated in any manner and will not remain as mute spectator.
It appealed to all those people at the helm of state of affairs to rectify the anomalies committed immediately and initiate corrective measures in the interest of one and all.