IMPHAL, Jan 12 (NNN): Manipur unit of Babasahebanchi Shiv Sena has informed that the party has submitted a four-point memorandum to the Prime Minister of India which included among others to amend land law in Manipur.
The copies of the memorandum were also submitted to the Union Home minister and the Speaker of Lok Sabha, the party said.
Addressing a press conference at its office in Imphal’s Babupara, Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena, Manipur unit president, N Tombi said that the party had recently submitted a memorandum to Union home minister Amit Shah.
In the memorandum, the party put forward four-point demands which included among others amendment of the Manipur Land Revenue & Land Reform Act, 1960 (MLR & LR Act, 1960) and to extend the Act in the hill areas.
Other points included inclusion of Meitei/Meetei in the Scheduled Tribe list of Indian Constitution, upgradation of Tongjei Maril (Old Cachar Road) into four-lane road and proper erection of boundary fencing along the Indo-Myanmar border, the party president also said.
Justifying the demand for amendment of land law, Tombi said that the existing land law (MLR & LR Act) does not apply to the hill areas.
Regarding the demand for inclusion of the Meetei/Meetei in the ST list of the Indian Constitution, the Shiv Sena state unit president claimed that Meetei/Meitei is a tribe living in the state since time immemorial.
Tombi then expressed his concern over the drug menace in the state and said that the state once known for its games and sports and rich culture is now becoming the hub of illegal drugs.
