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Chief Minister welcomes member of PLA outfit on joining the mainstream

by Rinku Khumukcham
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Imphal, June 13:

Chief Minister N. Biren Singh today welcomed Deputy Assistant Secretary, Health and Family Welfare of People’s Liberation Army (PLA), S.S. Lt. Colonel Irom Ibotombi Meitei alias Ibotomba alias Keirungba alias Chingkhei, on his homecoming to the mainstream, in front of media personnel at the Chief Minister’s Secretariat.
Irom Ibomtombi, aged 56 years, son of Irom Buno Meitei, bearing MC No. 131, 1994-95 batch of PLAis a resident of Thangtek, Nambol Police Station, Bishnupur.
Addressing the media, the Chief Ministers stated that Irom Ibotombi had come to the mainstream, leaving the PLA outfit, trusting the changes brought in the State by Central and State Government and firm commitment of central leaders towards development of Manipur and Northeast India. Continuing that the homecoming of such a senior member of PLA shows a new beginning of restoring peace in the State, he assured that the State Government would uphold the commitment of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah not to use single bullet or lodge FIR against any UG cadre who are ready to lay down arms and join the mainstream. He added that the State Government would make all arrangements to ensure security and rehabilitation of the surrendered cadres.
N. Biren maintained that the Government had been making arrangements for rehabilitation of surrendered cadres, who were once members of UG Groups, under schemes and programmes provided for them. Various training for rehabilitation is also given to them at the rehabilitation camps. He appealed to people who had joined any UG groups for some reasons to have faith in the welfare and development programmes of the Government, to come home and join the mainstream.
It may be mentioned that earlier on 1st June this year, fourteen cadres of the United Tribal Liberation Army -James Group (UTLA-J) laid down their arms and ammunition before the Chief Minister at a Homecoming Ceremony held at the Banquet Hall of 1st Battalion Manipur Rifles.
Regarding eviction of illegal encroachment and constructions at Waithou Chingol, the Chief Minister stated that the State Government had taken up the eviction process in the larger interest of the people of Manipur and to conserve nature and mitigate the climate change which we are experiencing today. He mentioned that eviction had been taken up following procedures as per the law of the land. The State Government doesn’t do anything which is beyond the ambit of the Constitution of India, he added.
Stating that he, as a human being, also feels bad on pulling down certain houses and structures, he assured to provide arrangements for rehabilitation if any affected party has no other land of their own to stay. He further appealed to all encroachers and illegal occupants at Reserve Forest areas to voluntarily dismantle their structures as the Government would be continuing with its eviction work.

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