Manipur: Civil bodies oppose Manipur (Hill Areas) Autonomous District Councils Bill 2021
The development comes in the wake of the 24-hour total shutdown in the hill districts called by All Tribal Students’ Union Manipur (ATSUM).
The total shutdown called by All Tribal Students’ Union Manipur will come into effect from Sunday midnight and continue till Monday midnight. (Representational/AP) As many as eight valley-based civil bodies of Manipur have voiced their strong opposition to the Manipur (Hill Areas) Autonomous District Councils Bill 2021.
The development comes in the wake of the 24-hour total shutdown in the hill districts called by All Tribal Students’ Union Manipur (ATSUM). The shutdown which will come into effect from Sunday midnight has been called to protest the alleged failure of the state to table the Bill in the ongoing Manipur Assembly session.
The civil bodies, in a public discourse held on Sunday, unanimously decided to pressure the government not to table the Bill in the House terming it “sensitive”. This is contrary to the ATSUM’s claim that the Bill is for the welfare of tribal people and to bring “equal development” in hill districts.
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