The tribal hill districts want a new bill that will grant them more autonomy. Groups in the Imphal Valley object that it will create a ‘state within a state’.
IFP Editorial: Another debatable issue has come up as to whether the HAC is acting within its mandate or beyond it. Its mandate was given by Article 371 C and the Manipur Legislative Assembly (Hill Areas Committee) Order, 1972. The question now is whether that mandate also empowers the HAC to amend or expand its own mandate?
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IFP Editorial: Instead of beating about the bush the chief minister and his government needs to come clear of the threats posed by the proposed ADC bill to the territorial integrity of the state.