10th Reading / Discussion : Youth and Electoral Politics

October 26, 2021

0th Reading / Discussion : Youth and Electoral Politics

Houkhiba October gi 24, 2021 nongmaijing numit asida Young Minds Collective (YMC), Manipur na 10th Reading Cum Discussion Session asi "Youth and Electoral Politics: A discourse on Political Dilemma in Manipur" haiba topic asida yumfam oiduna The Ayub Memorial English School, Bengoon Mayang Imphal da pangthokkhre.

Thouram asida Manipur gi tongan tonganba mafam dagi satra amadi naharol kayana saruk yakhi amadi democracy gi yamna maru oiriba fundamental principle haibadi election asi matou karamna ‘free and fair’ oina pangthokkadage amadi masagi political rights asi matou karamna sijinnagadage haiba matang asida makhoi makhoi gi oiba mityengsing fongdokkhi.

Malem sangsar asida meeoiba haiba jiba asina khuwaidagi wakhal khanthaba ngamba, tunggi vision uba ngamba amadi systemic oina hingba ngamba jiba makhal amani. Madumakna meeoiba masen masa masagi tonganba furup leijarabasu, furup amana furup amagi chatnabi culture, tradition amadi identity bu ekai khumnana hingminnaribani. Mee ama oina poklabadi maning makha tamna hinggadabani, mee adugi wakhallon amadi aningba apamba pumnamk fongdokpa loinana masana masabu leingakchanabagi rights asi constitutional democracy asina frame touribani.

British ki loilam leingaktagi India na maning makha tamlaba matung India asi constitutional democracy da yumfam oiba system asi chatnaba hourakkhi. Adu ngasidi India asi malem da democracy chatpa leibak singgi manungda khuwaidagi pak-sanna democracy chatpa leibak amani haina malemgi leibaksingna sak khangnaribani.

Democracy chatpa leibak amadadi election haibadi meeyamgi meehut meeyamgi free will na khanjaba haiba asi yamna maru oiba fundamental principle amani. Aduga election asi democracy gi festival ni hainasu khangnaribani. Election numit asida meeyamna meeyamgi meehut adubu makhoigi voting right adu sijinnaduna khangadouribani.

Adubu matang asida hangba yaba wahangdi, democracy gi fajaraba masak election asida constitution na piriba voting right asi parja meeyamna kadai faoba chumna sijinnaribano amadi free and fair oina pangthoklibra haiba wahang asini.

Lishang sitna election da bribe touba, kihan khanghanduna vote gain tounaba hotnaba amadi nepotism sougatpa maram asina democracy gi asengba wahanthok leihandabani loinana asengba matik chaba amadi quality leiba leaders puthokpa ngamdabani haibada haimanba thokloi. Maram asina asengba quality leiba matik chaba leader puthoknaba hotnaba haibasi eikhoi pumnamakki responsibility ni.

Lakkadouriba 2022 gi election asida esagi rights pu leiba-yonba toudana, esa-esagi constitution na piriba political rights asi matik chana sijinnaduna khunai asida political change ama puraknaba hotnaba amadi meeyamgi asengba political representatives khannaba hotnarasi. Election da afaba meeyamgi representatives thagtlaba matamdata samaj asi chaokhatparomda khumang chaosinba ngamgani.

United Development Organisation, Manipur na chatthariba "Movement Against Vote for Cash" da yumfam oiba campaign asida YMC na endorse toubaga loina YMC nasu Manipur gi tongan tonganba mafamsingda hiram asiga mari leinana Discussion Session pangthoklagani. Maram asina YMC na chattharakpa thabak thouram khudingmakta meeyamna support pibigani haibagi thajaba thamjari.

(DP Muhammad Ali)
President, YMC-Manipur