Imphal: Chief Minister N Biren has said that a committee comprising all the tribal communities of Manipur will be formed to deliberate on demand for deletion of Chin-Kuki from the Scheduled Tribes list of the state. The Committee’s report will be forwarded as proposals to the Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs, he added.
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N Biren was speaking on the sidelines of the 190th death anniversary of Maharaj Gambhir Singh observed at the late King’s Samadhi in Langthabal today.
Taking to X, N Biren also said, “Someone has to take risks in order to save the present and future generations. Sacrifices must be made to protect the youths from drugs and various elements which are threatening the state. The state government has been taking up these challenging tasks by abiding the laws and values enshrined in the Constitution.”
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It may be noted that Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs had recently written to Additional Chief Secretary of Manipur to examine the representation seeking deletion of the “Nomadic Chin-Kuki” from the list of Scheduled Tribes in Manipur made by Maheshwar Thounaojam, National Secretary of the Republican Party of India (Athawale).
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The letter from the ministry made it clear that recommendation from the state government is pre-requisite to process the case further.
