Indigenous People Association of Kangleipak demands to remove the non indigenous people which had included in the lists of scheduled tribes and scheduled caste in the state.
Speaking to the media persons the president of IPAK Sapamcha Jadumani said how could the two major communities of Nagaland Angami and Sema be included in the scheduled tribes list of Manipur. He further added that the concern authority should clarify where they located and from which year they had lived in Manipur and how the authority could include the Ralte and Suhte in the list of schedule caste.
He further asked the government to define the term “any Kuki tribe” mention in the list. “Does that means that any Kuki tribe which habitat in the world can be included in the list?”, Jadumani asked
He further said that the state government should take legal action against those officer who are involved in providing the non indigenous people in the scheduled tribes and scheduled caste list of the state.
He futher added that IPAK will soon file a PIL to Guwahati high court.