Sit-in staged

IMPHAL, Dec 3 : A sit-in protest was staged today at Singjamei Keithel demanding the State Government to send the recommendation for granting ST  status to Meetei/Meitei to the Centre at the earliest.
The protest demonstration was organised by the Scheduled Tribe Demand Committee of Manipur (STDCM) in association with Singjamei Keithel Phambi Association.
Speaking to the media, STDCM general secretary K Bhogendrajit stated that the Centre had already asked the State to send the recommendation on different occasions.
He then urged the State Government to send the recommendation before the 12th State Assembly election.