Manipur Hills Journalists’ Grievances Sent to HAC Chairman

To:
 
Shri. Okram Ibobi Singh,
Hon’ble Chief Minister,
(Minister in-charge DIPR)
Govt. of Manipur.
 
Subject: Forwarding of “Grievances of Manipur Hills Journalists’ Union” submitted to
              the Hon’ble Chairman, HAC, Govt. of Manipur and prayer thereof.

 

Hon’ble Sir,
 
With reference to the above cited subject, we undersigned have the honour to forward to you the petition we have submitted to the Hon’ble Chairman, HAC, Govt. of Manipur for your kind perusal and necessary action, please.
 
We also have the honour to bring forward the following few points for favour of your kind attention and necessary action in the interest of the Fourth Estate:
 
1. That, it is greatly regretted here that the Manipur Hills Journalists’ Union (MHJU), even after 30 (thirty) years of its establishment and existence, has no Press Club at Imphal, the State Capital of Manipur. It has been years since the MHJU has been running from office to office, minister to minister in order to cherish its earnest dream of having a Press Club in Imphal from where it can cater its noble responsibility of providing up-to-date news and information more effectively in the interest of the general public, especially those in the hill districts of Manipur who are still living in darkness about the outside world uninformed.
 
2. That, the MHJU humbly and fervently pleads your Honour to kindly take an extra step forward to cause the concerned department of the Government to allot a plot of land in favour of the MHJU at a convenient location in Imphal, the State Capital of Manipur and construct a Press Club building therein.
 
3. That, we would also take this opportunity to bring to your kind knowledge that we have also conveyed to the Hon’ble Chairman, HAC, Govt. of Manipur, that we have been regularly providing our local daily newspapers in tribal dialects to DIPR. However, all of the said local daily newspapers, barring one or two, are lying in the dust unread. It may also be reiterated here that those local daily newspapers in tribal dialects are the voice of tribal of the Hills of Manipur. Leaving them unread in the dust reveals the loud cries of the tribal of the Hills of Manipur which seemingly passes unheard and unnoticed by the Government.
 
 
It is, therefore, felt that there is great necessity of creating the Posts of Translators for the tribal dialects of (i) Zou, (ii) Paite, (iii) Hmar, (iv) Mizo, (v) Rongmei, (vi) Mao and (vii) Vaiphei in
the Department of Information and Public Relation, Government of Manipur for effective translation of the local daily newspapers of the Hills of Manipur published in the tribal dialects.
 
It is our humble prayer here that the Hon’ble Chief Minister would be pleased to realize, at the earliest the immediate requirement mention as below in the interest of MHJU and in the greater interest of the general public of the Hills of Manipur at large:
 
1.      Construction of Press Club for MHJU in Imphal.
2.      Creation of the post of Translators for the tribal dialects of
(i)                 Zou,
(ii)               Paite,
(iii)             Hmar,
(iv)             Mizo,
(v)               Rongmei,
(vi)             Mao and
(vii)           Vaiphei
in the Department of Information and Public Relation, Government of Manipur.
 Thanking you and obliged.

  

Yours faithfully  

(TH. THANGZALIAN)

President, MHJU

 
                  Sd/-                                                                                          Sd/-
(ONJAMANG HAOKIP)                                                              (RAMKUNG)
 Vice-President, MHJU                                                Vice-President, MHJU, Tamenglong.

 

            Sd/-

(PETER ADANI)

Vice-President, MHJU

 

                                                                       Sd/-

  (S. NENGKHANLUN ZOU)

 

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