Source: The Sangai Express / Newmai News Network
Imphal, August 08 2010:
With the stated objective of protecting tribal lands and against the alleged discriminatory policy followed by the Strate Government, the Committee on Protection of Tribal Areas, Manipur (COPTAM) is set to organise simulaneous protest rallies in the hill districts of Manipur tomorrow.
The demands of the COPTAM include maintaining the original boundaries of the hill districts, conducting the census operation in hill districts by the respective district administration, delinking the issue of 'unwarranted' revenue collection from the present census operation and maintenance of all land records by the respective hill district administration.
COPTAM said that it had submitted a memorandum to the Chief Minister on July 27 but till date no response has come forth from the latter.