Morung Express News
Dimapur | January 18
A LOCAL NGO in Manipur going by the name of the ‘All India Kangla Pakhangba Temple Development Society (Kangla Inat Phambei)’ has reportedly served legal notice to the 11 Naga MLAs and the two MPs who appended their signatures to the demand to integrate all Naga inhabited areas.
According to a January 16 news report carried by the Imphal based The Sangai Express, Advocate S Sarat Singh served the legal notice on behalf of the Society to Rajya Sabha MP Rishang Keishing, Lok Sabha MP Mani Charanamei, MLA (Tengnoupal) DK Korungthang, MLA (Chandel) BD Behring, MLA (Phungyar) Wungnaoshang Keishing, MLA (Ukhrul) D Sheiza) MLA (Chingai) A Aza, MLA (Karong) PS Henry Paotei, MLA (Mao) RK Thekho, MLA (Tadubi) Francis Ngajokpa, MLA (Tamei) Z Mangaibou, MLA (Nungba) Gaikhangam and MLA (Tamenglong) Samuel Jendai.
The legal notice contended that the boundary of Manipur was neither demarcated by India nor by Manipuris/Meiteis.
“It was demarcated by the Treaty of Yandaboo executed in 1826 between the Government of Burma/Myanmar and Government of United Kingdom. So it an international treaty and not a private agreement which can be invalidated neither by the MPs and the MLAs nor by India Government but except by the competent party”, the news report quoted the litigants as stated in the legal notice.
Pointing out that the 13 Naga MPs and MLAs have taken oath for protection of law and order, peace and tranquility of the State as well as to maintain the State boundary and custom and usages of the people of Manipur, the legal notice further contended that their subscription of signatures was illegal, unconstitutional, unnatural and arbitrary in nature causing social chaos demoralizing the people apart from causing disintegration of the social fabrics of Manipur.
