Conduct ADC polls : TYCM
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By Our Staff Reporter
IMPHAL, Jan 13 : The Tribal Youth Council Manipur (TYCM) has urged Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla to take immediate action to hold the Autonomous District Council elections and restore grassroots local self- Government.
The elections for the Autonomous District Councils (ADCs), mandated under Section 13 of the Manipur (Hill Areas) District Councils Act, 1971, were due in 2020 but have not been conducted yet.
The TYCM-GHQ firmly believes that the new Governor will take immediate action to restore grassroots local self-Government by ensuring that the Autonomous District Councils (ADCs) elections are held at the earliest. "We are also of the view that the Governor will address and resolve the pressing issues being faced by the tribal communities of Manipur," said the council in a statement released to the media today.
As per Article 371C of the Constitution, the Governor is the custodian of the Constitutional provision of the tribals of Manipur and he is responsible for overseeing the developmental and Constitutional safeguards for the hill tribes of the State, it said.
Amid the conflict between communities since May 3, 2023, the State Government has successfully conducted the 18th Lok Sabha elections and continued with recruitment processes and appointments in various Departments.
However, there remains a glaring neglect of recruitment and development activities in the Tribal Affairs & Hills Department, Manipur State Commission for Scheduled Tribes (MSCST), and Tribal Research Institute (TRI), it said.
This "discriminatory attitude" undermines the tribal communities of Manipur and contradicts the Manipur Government's proclaimed slogan of "Equal Development for both the Valley and the Hills", it added.
The elections for the Autonomous District Councils (ADCs) were due in 2020 but have not been conducted yet. Four years have lapsed without any progress, representing a significant denial of democratic rights and political suppression of grassroots local self-Government in the hill tribal areas and an intention to "demolish" the local self-Government, said TYCM.
The non-existence of the Autonomous District Councils (ADCs) for the past four years has led to a loss of development opportunities for the tribal population and the abandonment of numerous beneficial schemes. The failure on the part of the State Government to conduct the ADC elections is a direct suppression of the hill tribal people and violation of the Indian Constitution, the Manipur (Hill Areas) District Councils Act, 1971, and the law of the land, it said.
The Government was able to successfully conduct the 18th Lok Sabha elections during the ongoing ethnic crisis in Manipur. Therefore, there is no question of its inability to conduct the ADC elections at this time, said TYCM, urging the Governor for immediate action to hold the elections at the earliest.
IMPHAL, Jan 13 : The Tribal Youth Council Manipur (TYCM) has urged Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla to take immediate action to hold the Autonomous District Council elections and restore grassroots local self- Government.
The elections for the Autonomous District Councils (ADCs), mandated under Section 13 of the Manipur (Hill Areas) District Councils Act, 1971, were due in 2020 but have not been conducted yet.
The TYCM-GHQ firmly believes that the new Governor will take immediate action to restore grassroots local self-Government by ensuring that the Autonomous District Councils (ADCs) elections are held at the earliest. "We are also of the view that the Governor will address and resolve the pressing issues being faced by the tribal communities of Manipur," said the council in a statement released to the media today.
As per Article 371C of the Constitution, the Governor is the custodian of the Constitutional provision of the tribals of Manipur and he is responsible for overseeing the developmental and Constitutional safeguards for the hill tribes of the State, it said.
Amid the conflict between communities since May 3, 2023, the State Government has successfully conducted the 18th Lok Sabha elections and continued with recruitment processes and appointments in various Departments.
However, there remains a glaring neglect of recruitment and development activities in the Tribal Affairs & Hills Department, Manipur State Commission for Scheduled Tribes (MSCST), and Tribal Research Institute (TRI), it said.
This "discriminatory attitude" undermines the tribal communities of Manipur and contradicts the Manipur Government's proclaimed slogan of "Equal Development for both the Valley and the Hills", it added.
The elections for the Autonomous District Councils (ADCs) were due in 2020 but have not been conducted yet. Four years have lapsed without any progress, representing a significant denial of democratic rights and political suppression of grassroots local self-Government in the hill tribal areas and an intention to "demolish" the local self-Government, said TYCM.
The non-existence of the Autonomous District Councils (ADCs) for the past four years has led to a loss of development opportunities for the tribal population and the abandonment of numerous beneficial schemes. The failure on the part of the State Government to conduct the ADC elections is a direct suppression of the hill tribal people and violation of the Indian Constitution, the Manipur (Hill Areas) District Councils Act, 1971, and the law of the land, it said.
The Government was able to successfully conduct the 18th Lok Sabha elections during the ongoing ethnic crisis in Manipur. Therefore, there is no question of its inability to conduct the ADC elections at this time, said TYCM, urging the Governor for immediate action to hold the elections at the earliest.