IT News
Imphal, Sept 14:
Tension gripped Chingmeirong area after an individual tried to evict the structures of Chingmeirong Mamang Awang Leikai UJB School, Chingmeirong Youth Association, and Ema Panthoibi Meira Paibi Nupi Lup Office following the verdict of the Chief Justice of Manipur High Court.
Large number of people from Chingmeirong area came to the road and confronted the police which had come to translate the court verdict into reality. The NH-2 at Chingmeirong area was blocked for hours today as heavy confrontation occurred between the locals and the state police personnel. The police team later fired several round of tear gas shell and mock bomb to disperse the protestors. Later, the MLA of the area Thangjam Arunkumar and the members of the IMC also came and to intervene the matter so that no protestors are injured.
Teachers of the UJB School said that they will stand till their last blood flow against any move to evict the school. The same was the statement from the local club members and the Meira Paibis. The locals of the Chingmeirong area said that the UJB School and the local club building have been constructed at the Laipham Siphai ground which is a playfield of many budding sportspersons.
The ground has been there since a very long time and it does not belong to anybody as it is the government property. All constructions are for the people of the area and the people of the state and no individuals have the right to evict it, a local protestor told media persons.
On the other hand, Counsel of the petitioner, who claimed the land ownership as per the verdict of the High Court, said that the verdict of the High Court should be honoured and if wanted to challenge it, it should be in the proper forum.
“The case started in 1972 and the verdict was out after around 50 years and the petitioner have every right to claim the land, as the verdict is given by the Chief Justice of Manipur High Court”, the petitioner’s counsel said.
Till late evening, the state force could not translate the HC verdict. Meanwhile the locals said that they will go to the proper forum to challenge the verdict.
The land which the petitioner identified as one Ngangbam Ongbi Haripriya Devi of Thangmeiband Purel Leikai was registered in 1964 by her great grandfather in a fraudulent manner, said local club members.
