MLA Nishikant says,’Meiteis can never accept divided Manipur’ call

Imphal: “Meities can never accept Manipur’s demand for partition.”This was said by Nishikant Sapam, an independent Meitei MLA from Manipur.

Spam made this statement while talking to senior journalist Karan Thapar in an interview for The Wire.

Nishikant Sapam is an independent MLA, who supports the Biren Singh-led BJP government in Manipur.
“We all own this land, including Manipur Kuki,” the MLA said in the interview.

Notably, ten (10) Manipur MLAs belonging to the Kuki community in the state recently demanded “secession from the state of Manipur”.

Of the 10 Kuki MLAs in Manipur, 7 are from the ruling BJP and two are also ministers in the state government.
“Our people can no longer live under Manipur,” the 10 tribal MLAs said in a statement to the media on May 12.

The tribal MLA said, “Since the state of Manipur has failed miserably to protect us, we want a separate administration under the Constitution of India and live peacefully as neighbors with the state of Manipur.”
The central government has assured the state government that “no part of Manipur will be taken away” in response to the demand for “separate statehood,” said SPAM.

The Wire reported that during the interviews “two things that came out very strongly were the sense of injustice felt by the Meiteis because, even though they make up 53% of the population, they cannot buy land outside the Valley area which that is only 10 per cent of the State”.

The remaining 90% is restricted to tribals (Kukis and Nagas) who can also purchase land in the valley. The sense of injustice that Meitei feels on this count comes through very strongly in this interview.
Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh, four cabinet ministers and state BJP chief A Sharda Devi met Amit Shah on May 14.

The meeting lasted for about two hours and focused on restoring peace in the violence-hit northeastern state of Manipur.

The central government is against the idea of ​​dividing Manipur and making it a ‘separate state’.
Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh informed this on May 15.

The clarification by the Manipur chief minister comes amid demands from the state’s tribal leaders, including MLAs, for a ‘separate state’.