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Imphal: Imagi Meira, a women-based organisation on Sunday demanded tabling of a report on “unethical conduct” of 10 Kuki legislators in the Manipur Legislative Assembly in the ongoing session.
The Privilege and Ethics Committee of the state Assembly is looking into the conduct of the 10 MLAs who raised a Separate Administration demand for the Kukis in Manipur after the violence erupted on May 3 last year.
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The committee is looking if the act of the 10 Manipur legislators of violating the conduct and ethics of the state Assembly based on the petition. It had even served show cause notices to the MLAs. But no positive response came up from them (the MLAs) so far.
Meanwhile, Imagi Meira has been pressing the state Assembly, through the Speaker, to take action against the 10 MLAs while alleging that they violated the oath they had taken as members of the state Assembly to protect the unity and integrity of Manipur.
Addressing the reporters at Manipur Press Club, Imphal today, media coordinator of the organisation, P Ranibala demanded that the report regarding the finding of the Privilege and Ethics Committee of the state Assembly should be tabled in the state Assembly in the ongoing budget session.
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Even if the committee is yet to prepare the final report, a preliminary report of the committee should be tabled in the house in the interest of the people, she insisted.
She said that by adopting the resolutions like abrogation of Suspension of Operation (SoO) with the Kuki based militant groups and reaffirming earlier resolutions of implementation of National Register of Citizenships (NRC), the Assembly has fulfilled some of the demands raised by the people.
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Imagi Meira then lauded the members of the state Assembly for knowing the pulse of the people. However, the people would not fully satisfy until befitting actions are taken up against those legislators “who are working against the interest of integrity of Manipur”, she said.
Imagi Meira is still hoping with full confidence that the government, particularly the chief minister and the Speaker will fulfill the demand by tabling the report in the house, she added.
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The media coordinator said that it is disheartening that despite the strong pressure from the body with the support of the people, till today, the house is yet to take up the issue of 10 Kuki MLAs for discussion.
Reiterating that the report of the committee should be tabled in the house, she said that the house should discuss on what action could be initiated against the 10 legislators “who are trying to disintegrate Manipur”.
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If the committee is yet to finalize the report, at least a preliminary report of the committee should be tabled so that the people know the status of the actions that are likely to be taken up against the 10 MLAs, she said.
At the same time, she asked the government what action is going to take against the 10 Kuki MLAs who protested against the state Assembly’s resolution to abrogate SoO with Kuki militant groups.
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