Home » Widespread Protest against CAB continues

Widespread Protest against CAB continues

by Rinku Khumukcham
0 comment 1 minutes read

IT News
Imphal, Jan 19,

The contentious Citizenship Amendment Bill 2016 has led the state to be in a perpetual protest. Everyday different forms protest held at several places by different organisations and Meira Paibis but mainly spearheaded by the six students’ organization and JCILPS. Meetings, conventions and discourse were also held to address the issues of CAB.
Today as a part of the protest against the bill several Meira Paibis and clubs staged sit-in-protest against the bill.
Speaking to media persons General Secretary of Iramdam Kanba Apunba Lup (IKAL) Wahengbam Luwangleima said that the protest was held to condemn the controversial CAB which passed at Lok Sabha. She also appealed to withdraw the CAB. She added that the bill will highly impact on Manipur and it will also lead to genocide of the indigenous people of the North East. If the Bill is passed at Rajya Sabha and becomes an act, the migrants will surely flooded entire North East leaving the faith of the indigenous people at stake. She added that they will support the movements spearheaded by the six students bodies against the CAB and will also intensify it.
The protest was organised by IKAL at Uripok near Cheirap Court.
Also similar sit-in-protest against the CAB was held by the Meira Paibis, clubs and locals of Keishampat Keisham Leikai, Uripok Khoisnam leikai, Uripok Laikhurembi leikai and Ghari Awang Leikai.

You may also like

Leave a Comment

ABOUT US

Imphal Times is a daily English newspaper published in Imphal and is registered with Registrar of the Newspapers for India with Regd. No MANENG/2013/51092

FOLLOW US ON IG

©2023 – All Right Reserved. Designed and Hosted by eManipur!

Adblock Detected

Please support us by disabling your AdBlocker extension from your browsers for our website.