Delimitation amasung yelhoumee Meitei/Meetei gi pofam

26th July 2020

Indiada mariraksuba oina Delimitation Act, 2002 gi matung inna 2001 gi census datada yumfam oiraga Parliament amasung Assembly constituency singgi delimitation gi thabak paikhatuna 2007 faobada State/UT 25 gi loikhre. Adum oinamak Manipur yaona NE gi state 4 dadi security risk amadi atei atoppa maramsingdagi 8.2.2008 da tongan tonganba ordersing thoktuna yeithoktuna lakhi.

Houjik chahi 12 gi matungda , houkhiba January 28, 2020 da yeithokpagi ordersingdu kaklaga state 4 dasu delimitationgi thabak loisinnaba Union Government na order thokhre. Loinana Delimitation Commission semduna thabak paikhatpa houkhre.

Luribadi, Manipurgi oinadi 2001 census datada chinggi sub-division kharada abnormal oiba maongda ka henna wangna meesing henggatpadagi data adu chatnaba yaroi amukk hanna meekok thibagi thabak han-gadabani haina yetnaduna lakhi. Loinana matamduda 2001 census ta yumfam oiraga paikhatnaba hotnarakpa delimitation gi mayokta Manipur da maikei kayadagi touba yaroi haina yaningdaba fongdokpaga loinana political party singna High Courta fao appeal toukhibagi wafamsu leiri.

Maram aduna houjik amuk delimitation touragani hairakpasida Manipur gi maikei kayadagi civil society organisation sing, lupsing, political party sing, lanai meeoi kayana aranba census datada yumfam oiraga delimitation touba yaroi haina fongdoknarakli. Adubu masiga mot khetnaba maongda chinggi lupsing, lanai meeoisingnadi delimitation tougadabani haiba wafamsing fongdoknarakli.

Hiram asiga mari leinana panba yaba wafam kharadi, RGI and Census Commissioner of India na India pumbagi 2001 census ki data fongbada Manipur gi matangdadi chinnggi sub-division ahum Mao-Maram, Paomata & Purul gi estimated figure sing oina haplaga fonglakpa leire. Masigi mathakta asum asum matam houkhibana 2011 gi census su loikhre.

Houjik 2021 gisu matam yousillakpaga loinana meekok thiba hounaba thabak paikhatpa houkhrabani. Masigi mathakta meekhalgi electoral roll su matam matamgi update touduna lakpaga loinana 2001 dagi houjikfaobada Parliament, Assembly, Local Body nachingbagi meekhalsing leptana pangthoktuna lakli. 2001 census matunggi pangthokhiba Manipur Assembly 2002 gi meekhal gi electoral roll yengba kannagani khalli.

Madunasu chaorakpa meesinggi fibam ama takkani. Aduga Manipurgi oina voter khwaidagi yamna leiba assembly constituency ahum hairagadi Senapati distric ki Mao, Karong amasung Tadubi ni haiba yai.

Constituency ahum asida mamang chahigi Lok Sabha meekhalgi electoral roll fongbada voter lakh ama makhairom oikhi. Mayamsi yengluragadi delimitation gi wafamsi Manipur dadi yamna chaneinaba, laidaba amani haibada haimanba oiroi. India government ki oinasu delimitation Act, 2002 ki matung inna chathaba delimitation gi thabaksi loisin-gadabada state kharasi watpadagi panduna leiba thabak ama oiri.

Chayetnaba mayamsigi marakta yelhoumeeni hainadi claim touraga constitutiongi oiba ngakloudi amata fangdaba, Meitei/Meeteigi meecham meeyam eikhoi punna delimitation da yelhou-meesinggi hakka mari leinaba kari piribage khangminnaba tangai fade haina STTDCM na khanjei.

1. India gi oina delimitation gi thabaksi constitution gi article 82 amasunng 170 gi matung inna chahi tara taragi census loiraga pangthoknaba pandamni. Adubu matang matam gi matu ng inna yeithokpasu yaoduna lakli.

2. Constitution (84th & 87th) Amendment, Act 2002 & 2003 mathhang sitna gi matung inna; (a) Delimitation, Act 2002 gi matung inna chathagadouriba delimitation asida state singdugi houjik leiriba parliamentary amasung assembly gi apunba constituency masingsingda ahongba leiroi, lengdana leigani hairi. Supnatagi meesinggi matung inna constituency singdu readjustment/rationalization tougadabani.

Constitution (87th) Amendment, Act 2003 gi “Objectives and Reasons” gi clause No. 4 da asumna piri; “ Acccordingly, it has been decided to provide for readjustment of electoral constituencies, including those reserved for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, based on the population census for the year 2001 without affecting the number of seats allotted to states in the legislative bodies.”

(b) India pumbada fresh delimitation gi thabakti 2026 faoba freeze touduna thambaga loinana, 2026 ki matungda lakpa ahanba census ta yumfam oiraga pangthoknabagi wafam yaori.

3. 2008 gi Manipur yaona NE gi state marida delimitation gi thabak yeithokhibaduda 2026 ki matungda delimitation touragani haiba wafam pankhide. Supnatagi makha order thoktriba faoba defer toukhibani. Orderdugi aroibba para gi loissillakapada asumna iri; “ … Now, therefore, keeping in view the serious problem in the state of Manipur … …, hereby defer the delimitation exercise in the state of Manipur with immediate effect until further order”.

4. Scheduled Trribe(ST) amasung Scheduled Caste(SC) singgi oinadi meesingga channana constituency masing refix touduna Article 330 & 332 gi makhada reserve toubagi wafam yaori. Hanna leiramba ST & SC gi constituency masingdagi hen-gatpa tarabadi apunba masingdi lengdana leigadabana general/unreserved ki saruktagi adjust tougani.

5. Yelhou-meenidi hairaga Scheduled Tribe ki lista yaodaba Meitei/Meetei gumba kanglupsinggi meeoisingna khundaba mafamgi constituency reserve oihannabagi provision yaode. Reserve constituency oihan-ge hairabadi kanglup adu ST lista yaogadabani. India democracy chatpa leipakni. Electoral politicsta yumfam oiraga leingakpa lamni. Mee masinggi fibam (demography) na leingaknabagi meehutsing leppi.

University gi lairik yamna heiraba professor amana thadaba vote, afaoba doctor amana thadaba vote amasung nongmagi chara tallaga chajaba meecham amana thadaba vote ahumgi value chap mannei. Amamamdang oi, khetnaba leite. Delimitation gi exercise na lairik yamna heiba mee masing, khunnaidugi awangba culture amasung sanglaba puwarigi matung inna constituency masing lepte.

Mee masinggi icham chamba arithmetic figurena leppi Karigumba Govt of Indiana Manipur meeyamgi yaningdabagi khollao asi tabiduna 2001 census ta yumfam oiraga paikhatliba delimitation asi amuk yeithokpa tarabasu mathang atoppa chahi amagi census datada yumfam oiraga delimitaDon chatharakpa matamda Meitei/Meeteei gi fibamdi hamu hamu oigani. Maram aduna meesing yamjadaba, masagi top toppa lol, chatnabi leijaba lamdam asigi yelhou-mee ama oiriba Meitei/Meetei su karam touna consDtuDon gi ngaklou pihan-gadage haibisisu khwaidagi maru oiba wafamsinggi manungda amani.

Maram aduna aranba census ta yumfam oiraga delimitation touba yaroi haibaga loinana Meitei/Meeteisu thengthaba toudana Constitution gi makhada ST lista yaohanduna matung lakpa delimitationsingda Meitei/Meetei na namna khundaba constituency singbusu reserved oihanduna masana leingakchanabagi hak ngaktuna thamnaba Constitution gi ngaklou louba tangai fade. Wafam asida eikhoi masel makhatana yetnafam thokte.

Pumnamaksi khanbiraga Manipur leingaknasu Meitei/Meetei meeyamgi ihul khangbibaga loinana, panduna leiriba mathou taba recommendation thabagi thabak thengthaba toubidana paikhatpiduna Government of India da thabiduna Meitei/Meetei busu ST lista challhannaba hotnabigadabani.

(W. Ananda Meetei)
Publicity Secretary
Scheduled Tribe Demand Committee Of Manipur