Public meeting at Hojai, Assam on ST status to Meetei community

02nd October 2021

Public meeting at Hojai, Assam on ST status to Meetei community

WMC Hojai Zonal Committee have organized a public meeting along with all the leading Meetei Civil Society Organization of Assam yesterday, 02-Oct-21 at the AMSP Bhawan, Hojai resolved that the Scheduled Tribe (ST) status to the Meetei community which is long overdue to protect her culture, tradition and ethnic identity wherever Meetei living in any state of India.

However, unless it is recognized in the birth place of Meetei i.e., in the state of Manipur, the Meetei shall not be able to demand in other states such as Assam and Tripura where Meetei have been living for centuries.

The leaders of the Meetei Civil Society Organizations present in the meeting have placed their ardent and sincere request to the hon’ble Chief Minister of Manipur, N. Biren Singh to send the recommendation to the fact that the Meetei community which is a sinking indigenous people to be included in the Scheduled Tribe (ST) list of the Indian Constitution from his good office to the Government of India at the earliest so that justice is done to the Meetei people to get their due constitutional rights.

Public meeting at Hojai, Assam on ST status to Meetei community

In this regard, memorandums have been submitted to Hon’ble PM of India, Hon’ble CM of Manipur and Hon’ble CM of Assam.

Among the other CSOs present in the meeting, the President of United Manipuri Association of Assam (UMAA), Laishom Sarat in his speech mentioned that the ST demand for Meetei people in Assam have already been initiated by their organization since 1995 in Assam.

He further emphasized that the inclusion of Meetei in the Scheduled Tribe list in Manipur is critically required in order to demand ST status for the Meetei living in Assam.

Public meeting at Hojai, Assam on ST status to Meetei community

1. Yumnam Nabakishore Singha,
President,
WMC Assam Unit

2. I. Hari Singha,
General Secretary,
WMC Assam Unit