OPEN DEBATE ON THE DEMAND OF MEITEI FOR SCHEDULED TRIBE STATUS
10 points in favour of the demand and 10 points against the demand:
In favour:
1. “ MEITEI/MEETEI” singbu 1891, 1901 & 1931 census da Forest Tribe, Main tribe haina sakhangkhi. 1951 da OBC makha tarakpadadi GENERAL oire. Asumna status upgrade toukhibadu tasengna socio-economic condition developed toure haiduna toukhiba nate, matamdugi leaders na political gain fangnaba natraga afa fata khangdabadagi central govt gi influence da toukhibani.
2. Kanglup amabu ST da yaohanbada yengadaba criteria di: (i)Indication of primitive traits: MEITEI gi punsi mahing amadi sijinariba khutsu-khutlai thainagi oiri.
3. Criteria No 2: Shyness of contact with the community at large: MEITEI na mainland India gi mioisinga totna tinnabada heinadaba/kiba faori.
4. Criteria No 3: Geographical isolation : mamingtagi oiba 3 national highways, 1 airport na mainland India ga manipur ga samnahali adubu hilly geographical structure, uncontrolled law & order situation amadi worse road condition na lamdamsi isolated oihalli
5. Criteria No 4: Distinctive Culture: 2000 years henbagi history, distinct culture leijei. Mathakta piriba criterias si loina fulfilled toure aduna MEITEI ST da chanfam thoki.
6. North East ayamba socio-economic status manei aduga ST ngaktani, oidribasi Assam & Manipur gi kharakhaktani. Assamgidi Tarun Gogoina kanna hotnarambadagi TAI AHOM & 4 Communities ST onkhidoure. Aduna MEITEI su ST oibada yetnaningai leite.
7. MEITEI na ST oiraga hana leiramba ST singi chakthung mungadaba nate. Assam da Hill tribes & Valley tribes, Nagalanda Advance tribes & Backward tribes haina khaidoktuna chakthung manhandle. Assumna Manipurdasu touba yai.
8. Makhoina hanadagi fangiba chakthung adu adum fangjagani aduga meiteisu constitution gi makhada status ama tanjabani akaiba leite. Masida yetlabadi migi fundamental right da khut thingjinbani haina louba yai.
9. MEITEI na ST oibada Manipursi tribal state adum oijarani adu oirabadi ILPS chatnahanbadasu lairani.
10. Ministry of tribal affairs, govt of india na Manipur govt da “Ethnography of MEITEI and Latest Socio-Economic Survey report from a farm of Repute along with recommendation from the govt of Manipur” piraku hairakhibadu ST oihanabagi khannarage haibagi green signal pibani. MEITEI na ST oirabadi hourakfam tinnaba chingmisinga status amatada leiminaduna Manipur da unity, peace & harmony leihanba ngamgani.
AGAINST:
1. Demand asi MEITEI na tribal gi reservationda khut thingjillakpani.
2. Masina misunderstanding thokhanduna chingmi Tammi gi marakta henna nungsinahallaktaba yai.
3. 2000 years history leiraba Manipur gi majority oiriba MEITEI na ST & ILPS demand touraklibasi masagi status ngakpa ngamdabadagi lower status da kumtharakpani.
4. MEITEI na masagi identity ngakpada ninghannaraklibasigi maramdi lamdamsigi kanglon soire. Soiribasi LEADERS / PUBLIC/SYSTEM la ? ST/ ILPS demand toubagi mahut asoibadu thidoklaga chumthokadabani.
5. Casteism / reservation system asi india dagi maru fangna muthatnaba hotnagadaba matamsida MEITEI na Casteism / reservation system da pukning lupsillakliba karigino?
6. MEITEI na ST oiba yabagi constitutional feasibility kayam lei?
7. Demand asina atopa community gi interest sokhanbra?
8. Demand asina state sigi unity, peace & harmony da chaona cheitheng pirakpa yai.
9. MEITEI sing Manipur gi atopa kanglupka yengnabada kharamakheidi forward oiri aduga amuk backward oininglaklibra?
10. ST demand toubagi mahuta Manipur pumbana common interest da ILPS demand toubana manipurgi unity ngaktuna indigenous people kanba ngamgani.
Source: Internet.
