IMPHAL, August 29: Asserting that the introduction of the three bills in the Assembly by the government yesterday to pave way for implementation of an effective law in the State to safeguard its indigenous people is an outcome of the relentless efforts of the people in pursuance of the collective demand, the Joint Committee on Inner Line Permit System (JCILPS) has said that the people still need to be cautious till the bills are converted into Acts to do the needful.
In a statement, the JCILPS which is leading the mass movement said that staging of sit-in-protest, human chain formation, launching of hunger strike and taking out rally in different parts of the State are continuing as part of the people`™s movement.
It lamented that Sapam Robinhood was killed and scores of others suffered injuries while some were lodged in jail and detention centres in the ongoing movement.
All the supreme sacrifices made will not go in vain as the people`™s demand is very much legitimate and reasonable, it stated.
The statement said that the people also need to be aware of the steps taken up and to be taken up in the future by the government to protect the indigenous people from the huge inflow of outsiders into the State.
Admitting that there is a need to monitor every development arising out of the agitations being launched by the people with the firm belief that it has to be continued towards the right direction, the JCILPS in the statement observed that time has come for the people to come up with other form of agitations rather than sit-in-protest, human chain formation, hunger strike and rally with the changing times.
It called upon the local clubs, women folk and civil society organizations to chart out future course of steps to be initiated after the bills passed in the Assembly are converted into an act.
It also appealed to the people to stage mass sit-in-protests on August 31 from 10 am to 4 pm in every localities, pray for passage of the three bills in the Assembly and shout slogan `Pass an acceptable bill to safeguard the indigenous people and give approval to the bill`™ every hour from 11 am onwards.
The JCILPS further called upon the people to take active participation in the last rites performance of Sapam Robinhood after the bills are passed in the Assembly and end staging sit-in-protest, forming human chain, taking out rally, launching relay-hunger strike and fast unto death agitation after the passage of the bills.
Time has come for the people to have meaningful discussion amongst each other along with the committee on future course of steps to be taken up after the bills are converted into an act which is the wish of the people, the JCILPS said.