A team of the Joint Committee on Inner Line Permit System (JCILPS) led by its convenor Kh Ratan today met Governor of Manipur Syed Ahmed and urged him to give his assent to three bills passed by the Assembly on August 31 last.
The three bills, the Protection of Manipur People Bill, 2015, the Manipur Land Revenue and Land Reforms (Seventh Amendment) Bill, 2015 and Manipur Shops and Establishments (Second Amendment) Bill, 2015 would not affect the rights of the tribal people, but would protect them, Ratan told reporters.
The present movement launched by the tribal people in Manipur was due to a communication gap, misunderstanding and misinterpretation of the bills passed by state legislative Assembly on August 31 to protect the indigenous people of Manipur, he said.
Regarding Jan Adhikar Party (JAP) leader of Bihar Rajesh Rajan alias Pappu Yadav's 'Chaka Jam' on September 6 last halting trains in search of Manipuri passengers in protest against alleged violence against Bihari migrants in Manipur, Ratan said such things would only incite communal enmity and should be condemned by all.
During the two-month long Inner Line Permit System movement in Manipur, none of the outsiders was harassed or driven back from Manipur, he said.
"We don't restrict entry of any outsider including foreigners, but only asked them to take a pass while entering the state," Ratan added.
