Letter to Government of Manipur In response to Draft Bill

Dr. Malem Ningthouja *

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Letter to the Government of Manipur
In response to the Draft Bill

Meetopsinggi safudagi manipur gi yelhoumee sing kanba ngamgadaba leingak pathap ama semgadabani amasung hairiba pathap adu thabakta onthokkadabani haina khongjang changsinlakkhibani. Manipur leingakna wafam asida kadai faoba thawai yaona mai paknaba hotnaribage haibasi wahang ama oiri.

Hndak draft oina puthokpirakliba Manipur Regulation of Non-Local People Act 2016 asigi matangda eigi oiba mityeng thamjari.

(1) TTITLE: Manipur Regulation of Non-Local People Act 2016 hairiba title asi maring marang-ee. Protection of Manipur People from Influx of Outsiders Act haibana mayek sengba hen-gani. Masiga chunnana clauses semba tai.

(2) GEOGRAPHICAL EXTENT: Hwjikfaobada Manipur leingakna ching- tam political stakeholder sing loina tasin khomjinbiduna wafam asida yasinnaba ama purakpa leitri. Bill/ Act asigi geographical extent ki wafam asida eerang or wathok thokpagi mamee adumak leiri. Aduna Bill ama puthokkadouriba asi chinggee furupsingna makhoigi khunsingda chatnahanbiyu haina demand laktriba makheidi khunsing aduda chatnahanloi haiba wafam ama yaohanbana chumgani.

(3) BASE YEAR:
(A) Non Local People masak khngdokpagi matangsi 1972 thamlabasu, or census years 2001 thamlabasu adum 1951 gi base year oihansi hairibaduda leiriba yetnaba adu adumak leigani. Census na cover touhoude haiba areas sing or electoral roll da ming chanba fanghouee fanghoude haibagi yetnaba adum leigani.

(B) 1891 dagi 1947 faoba British na pallingei matamda British Indian Subject haina khngnaramba kangbu asi meetopni. Makhoi asi Manipur gi law na binding oiramde amasung British Reserve area singna British na protection piraga leikhibani. Racially, ethnically and linguistically makhoi asi Manipur gi native people haina British na khngnaramba meeoising adudagi tongalli. 1947 gi matungda lakkhiba political fivam adugi khudong chaba louduna hairiba British Indian Subject sing asigi ee mari amasung furup tinnaba kangbusingna Manipur da thomjillakkhibani. Hairiba meeoising asigi kangbusingbu Manipur electoral roll da yaohan-gadabani haina Dominion of India gi official singna order tourakpa leikhi. Asigi matungdani konna 1951 da Permit System louthokpagi thouong lakkhibasi.

(C) Aduna meetop (non-local) masak khngdokpagi base year asi 1947 Independence Day numit aduna base year oibana khwaidei maram chai. Adugi mamangda ningthouna / darbar na furup ollaga Manipur citizenship pikhiba British Indian Subject kharadi leikhi. Makhoidu masing yamde. Makhoi adubuna Manipur citizen ni haina louduna makhoigi hakthengnana ee tinnaba chada naodasing adubudi leihallaga ateisingdi meetop oina loufam thok-ee.

(4) ON ISSUING PERMIT:

(A) Draft Bill asida karamba meeoiba eikhoi leibakta changlakpa thinggadabage haiba wafam ama yaode. Indian Voter card or ration card pairabadi pangchangda changhanbagi wafam oina touee. Changlakke haina pass demand tourakpa mee khudingmak changhanbagi hak asi Director da leiriba, amasung changlakpa thingbagi provision yaodriba asi asoibani. Karamba mee makhal changba yadabage haibagi wafam sugaina pan-gadabani.

(B) Changlakkadouriba mee khudingmak kari maramgi changlaklibano, makhoigi mathou / thabak adu matam kayam sangbano haibanachingba asigi matung inna permit issue touriba adugi Stay Duration ama leifam thok-ee. Worki permit, tourist permit, students permit, visitors permit asinachingba permit makhal khaidokpa tai. Permit ki nature matung inna stay duration adu leppa tai. Hairiba matam adudagi henna leihandaba tai. Amuk halhankhraga nouna changlakpagi pass application fresh oina apply touba tai.

(C) Government servants (including military and paramilitary forces) oina deploy touriba meetopsing singgisu makhoi mee kaya changlaklaga leiribano haiba asigi report adu concerned department na khnghallaga, makhoigi oiba permit makhal ama issue touba tai. Sifai oigera, doctor oigera, governor oigera, meetop haibasidi meetopni. Makhoi changlakpagi record and duration ningthina register toufam thok-ee.

(D) Manipur da thabak suba lakpasing (including Government civil and active services ki thoumeesing) loinamak meetopni. Sarkar gi thabak loubagi wafamdi Government ki oiba thabak loubada yelhoumee gi interest or employment opportunity manghandaba rules ama leijaramba yai (leitragadi madusu semdokpa tai). Makhoisi work permit pairaba meeoisingni haina louba yai. Adu nattaba private / public undertaking singda thabak paikhatliba or masida thabak changlakpa meetopsingdi entry permit khakta nattana work permit paifam thok-ee. Public Undertaking haina bill asida yaoribasi mayek sengde sugaina eede. Adumakpu public undertaking (projects or construction works, establishments, factories, etc) khudingmakta Manipur yelhoumee entrepreneurs amasung sinmee (skill and unskilled labour) singgi oiba 80% tagi tadaba reserve thamba tangai fadae.

(E) Meetop pass yaodana changlakpa or leisinlambagi kari cheirak oifam thokpage? Masi yaode. Yumbuda oina cheirak piraga meetop adugina cheirak leite. Masi asoibani. Makhoigi cheirak, fine, deportation amasung chahi kaya makhoida Manipur da changlakpa yaroi haibagi ahakpa cheirak thamfam thok-ee. Wafam sing asi bill asida yaode. Masigi asoibasi chumthokpiyu.

(5) PROTECTION ON LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES:

(A) Meetopna immovable property or natural resource ki mapu oiba yaroi haiba provision ama mayek sengna yaogadabani.

(B) Meetopsingna lousinkhraba land / lam or immovable property singdu makhoidagi louthoktuna Manipur yelhoumee gi public fund or property oigadabani. Hairiba meetopsing asigi immovable property khudingmak illegal oina laothokkadabani or humanitarian ground da leingakna compensation pibaba yai. Natragana hairiba immovable property adu public auction laothoklaga madudagi fanglakpa senfam adu illegal occupier oiramba meetop aduda (auction gi expense kaithokkhraga leihouba senfam) pikhiba yai.

(C) Yelhoumee kanbagi wafam oibanina Sarkar na amasung mapan lamgee company or agency singna yelhoumee gi lannai or apunba land amasung natural resources singbu “public interest” ki maikhum kuptuna LAA 1894 namchat chat-nahanba asi check and balance tounaba provision thamgadabani. Lannaigi or kanglup amagi or furup amagi or khun amagi land amasung natural resources sing asi absolute project na sokkadouriba meeoising adugi free fair informed consent yaodana namfuda Sarkar na or company na lousinba yaroi haiba provision ama hapkadabani.

Regards
Dr. Malem Ningthouja
23rd August 2016