Sinister Designs to Grab Kuki-Zo Land

1. It is an infringement on the part of the Manipur Forest Department that has no “ Locus Standi’ on the Ancestral Land of the Kuki-Zo, where the “Manipur land Revenue & land Reform Act 1960” Section 158, clearly safeguards tribal lands, prohibiting the transfer of lands to non-tribal in order to preserve the tribal custom and their land holding system.

This is a serious, grave and constitutional procedure lapse. The official rhetoric of calling the Kuki-Zo people encroachers is an attempt to alienate Tribal Population from their land.

Ironically, disregarding the norms for proper land acquisition, the diabolic Forest Acts and Rules were passed by the Manipur Forest Department such as “ The Enactment of the Manipur Forest Act 1971” and “ Manipur Forest Rule !921 & 2012.”

Here, Proposed, Protected and Reserved Forest are dragged out by the Principal Chief Conservation of Forest on the pressure of Chief Minister. Whereby the proposed forests shall be converted to Reserve Forest, whereas Protected and Reserved Forest shall follow the Indian Forest Act 1971.

Consequently, the Manipur Forest Rule 2021 was passed in favour of the Meiteis. Wherein, the Governor and the Chief Minister become the absolute power holders. The real intention is to take away our rights over tribal lands.

In fact, the Gauhati High Court (Manipur Bench) in the case of Nigom other v/s Semjathang (Chief) in 1990 stated that, in the Hills of Manipur, The chief is the land owner and the villagers are licenses.

The Manipur High Court in C. Wungam v/s Union of India (2016) held that… “in the hills of Manipur, it is the villagers to whom the land belongs”

Land is the Tribals most important natural resources and valuable assets and imperishable endowment from which the tribals drive their sustenance, develop social and economic status, obtain their social equality and permanence place abode, work and living. The tribals, therefore, have great emotional attachment to their land.

“Supreme Court of India (Samantha V/S state of Andhra Pradesh & Others)

2.      Another attempt to snatch our land is “ The Manipur Conservation of Paddy Land and Wet Land Act, 2005 & 2014”. In this Act, Anganphou, Phourel and Tauthabi has to convert into Hingol (residence). But the 2014 Act does not permit wetland and paddy field o convert into plot(residence). That is ironic and transgression of the Tribal Rights.

3.      Another act of Land grabbing scheme that the state Government of Manipur introduced is based on the invocation of mythical Meeitei icons and Meeitei gods to transform Tribal lands into archaeological sites such as Koubru in Kangpokpi, Chivu at Behiang, Thangting Hills, Sartuinek at Nangai river Range in Churachandpur.

4.      Kaihlam Wild-life Sanctuary is another means to own the land which convers more the 99 villages in Churachandpur.

5.      Autonomous district Council is kept at abeyance/non-functional, though it is the only body that governs and regulated the tribals of Manipur.

6.      Hill Area Committee under Article 371 `C’ constitutional set up is a lame-duck (powerless committee).

7.      State sponsor terrorist groups called Arambai Tenggol and Meetei Leepun killed the following people to provoked us: (1). Mr. Seigunlal Misao of Motbung (2). Mr Seiminthang of Moreh and (3). Mr Hanglalmuan of Churachandpur based on FB page post.

8.      Manipur Central Library was Burned down in 2005 by Meetei to destroyed all Kuki- Zo history and documents.

9.      17 Hmar Women in Tipaimukh, Churachandpur were gang rape by Meetei militans in January 2005.

10.  On 13th March 206, the Meeitei militant forcibly abducted 400 Kuki-Zo of Chandel district, Manipur into Burma as Human shield. In the same year, 47 Kuki-Zo were killed in Samtal, Khengjoi block at Chandel District, Manipur as a result of their oppressive measures and landmines.

11.  The Government of Manipur under CM Biren Singh schematically withdrew Assam Rifles and Indian Armies from Churachandpur District, Manipur in October 2022 in order to make free movement of Meitei militants from Myanmar and to rehabilitate them.

12.  The Government of Manipur, under CM Biren Singh schematically made us submit all licence guns through office order in all the Kuki-Zo Districts. These guns were later used by Arambai Tenggol and Meeitei Leepun to killed us. The proof is verified by recovered gun left by Meeitei Leepun and Arambai Tenggol during the attacked of Kuki-Zo Village at Sokom, Chandel District.

13.  They Schematically dug a tunnel, hiding bombs, Arms and Ammunitions in Khumujamba, Churachandpur District, Manipur. They even established emergency clinic underground with hi-tech CT scan facilities at Khumujamba, at the heart of Churachandpur town in preparation for the Genocide of Kuki-Zo People.

14.  They allege us as illegal immigrants and refugees from Burma. As such, bio-metric test and door to door visits were carried out by the government officials which in turn proof them wrong.

15.  They gun down one Bihari Businessman and one Army Major family in Churachandpur.

16.  To challenge us, the Meeitei militants demands ransom/money from the owners of private school and college in Churachandpur.

17.  They move around in towns and villages by Bolero (tinted glass) with guns and drone, collecting data.

18.  They curb our freedom of speech, expression and movement, for the same, Dr Mark Thangmang Haokip was kept in jail.

19.  They secretly try to take away all PDS supply from IFCI Godown and were caught red- handed.

20.  They illegally transferred some portion of the Tribal paddy lands and villages under their districts like Jamabandi and Dak Chitha.

21.  They demand Schedule Tribe (ST) for all solution even though they are already highly advance in all fields and expertise. Their craftly and scheming demand for ST status is just to grab our land and resources.

22.  They allege the Kuki-Zo people as Poppy Cultivators but Biren Singh and some of his ministers were personally named in the Court Case filed by Brind Thounaujam (MPS) for smuggling Heroine No. 4.

23.  The Meeitei Volunteers, disguised as government officials surveyed houses in Greater Imphal areas and listed/marked (red-painted colours) the house of Kuki-Zo people for attacked, before the current genocide.

24.  They have eaten up all the funds meant for tribals.

 

Year	In Crore	Valley in Crore	Hills in crore
2017-2018	Rs 5,000	Rs 4,892	Rs 108
2018-2019	Rs 4,900	Rs 4,750	Rs 150
2019-2020	Rs 5,000	Rs 4,880	Rs 120
2020-2021	Rs 7,000	Rs 6,959	Rs 41
Total	Rs 21,900	Rs 21, 481	Rs 419

 Source: WKZIC Memorandum to Government of India

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