IMPHAL, July 15: The JCILPS cannot accept the resolution of the House to withdraw the Manipur Regulation of Visitors, Tenants and Migrant Workers Bill, 2015 and to bring out a new Bill within three months taken during today`™s emergency sitting of the House and as such turn down the invitation for a meeting from the State Chief Minister, informed a statement of the joint committee.
The statement signed by its assistant media co-ordinator Md. Kheiruddin Shah Moijingmayum said the Joint Committee on Inner Line Permit System didn`™t send any representative for the meeting with the Chief Minister and instead submitted a written statement clarifying on the reasons for turning down the invitation.
Elaborating on the highlights of the written reply submitted to the Chief Minister, the statement from the JCILPS said the committee cannot accept the resolutions to withdraw the infamous bill and the three months time set by the House to draft a new bill.
In its reply, the committee has also informed the government that the House should not only withdraw the bill but should also bring out the new bill to protect the indigenous population and pass it within 15 days and for which, the Assembly Secretariat should issue a notification before 4pm of July 16..
The reply also informed the government that in case the Assembly Secretariat fails to issue the formal notification by the set deadline, the committee will launch stronger forms of protest, the statement said.
The committee has also included that it will not hold talks with the State government until and unless befitting punishment are awarded to the police personnel involved in the death of Sapam Robinhood and those who injured several protestors during the peoples`™ movement demanding withdrawal of the MSVT&MW Bill, it said.
The JCILPS`™ demand is full-implementation of the ILPS in the State and the three months time announced by the House for preparing the bill is not reasonable, it said.
It said the preparation for the draft of the much resented previous bill which was presented to the joint committee did not take more than a week.
The statement further elaborated since a bill has already been passed, it wouldn`™t take much time to bring out a bill by making some modifications and adjustments to please the public.
It said considering the present steps taken up by the State government, it is hard to believe that the government will bring out and pass a new bill according to the wishes of the people.
The committee further appeals to the people to continue staging democratic forms of agitations and demonstrations against the government.