IMPHAL, September 5: The Federation of All Tribal Youth Clubs Manipur strongly condemns the Churachandpur incident when eight precious tribal lives were lost informed a statement.
It said the government is not contended with the breach and robbing of the constitutional right of the Hill Areas Committee to be consulted in any hill related matter.
It also said the association condemns the twenty tribal MLAs who when even their constitutional right is out rightly defied keep on pleading the tribal people that their rights are not infringed upon. We demand immediate resignation of the tribal MLAs who have utterly failed to safeguard the tribals whom they represent, it said.
It is also questionable as to why the state government is denying the people of the right to express and communicate through internet just at the backdrop of the Churachandpur incident, it demanded.
Meanwhile, the BJP Ukhrul has said that the incident in Churachandpur which left innocent civilians death with the toll rising to eight should be condemned by one and all.
Innocent lives have never been riskier than now as Congress rule in Manipur enter its 14th year, it said.
With all signs of constitutional breakdown and human rights violations by the Government of Manipur, no time will be more befitting and appropriate than now to invoke president`™s rule (PR) in Manipur, it said.
Social unrest, chaotic law and order situations and economic failure are some of the tools this government wantonly uses in harassing and torturing the people of Manipur, the statement continued.
Adding fuel to the fire, political intricacies and power struggle within the cabinet have worsened the situation as some MLAs are interestedly creating situations for self political mileage with provocative, rash and imprudent remarks included.
The gory Churachandpur incident on 31 August could have been averted had the cabinet and the Legislative Assembly consulted the Hill Area Committee (HAC) in passing the bills of 31st August which is constitutionally mandatory, it said.
They government is directly challenging art, 338 (A) clause (IX) of the Indian constitution by not taking the HAC into confidence, it continued.
The tribal MLAs deserve no less condemnation, the BJP Ukhrul continued.
Both the government and tribal MLAs of Manipur had played with the tribal peoples sentiments for far too long to avoid distrust and discord, it said.
The height of mockery and disgust is when the self defunct HAC pleaded with the tribals that their interest remains intact even as their special constitutional right to be consulted is vehemently and intentionally crippled, neglected and ignored by passing three contentious bills and issues in just 10 minutes right under their nose on August 31, it said.
Such imprudent practices sidelining the hill people has become a way too deeply ingrained not only in the governance but also in both political and non political set ups in Manipur almost becoming a habit of the state, it said.