Notice served on 10 MLAs

    01-Jun-2023
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By Our Staff Reporter
IMPHAL, May 31 : Privilege and Ethics Committee of the Manipur Legislative Assembly has sent a show cause notice to the 10 MLAs who demanded a separate administration for the Chin-Kuki people.
Pertaining to the demand of bifurcating administration, a meeting of the Privilege and Ethics Committee was convened at its room at the Assembly with its Chairman Keishamthong Constituency MLA Nishikant Singh Sapam in the chair today at 11 am.
The meeting reportedly lasted for about 45 minutes.
Speaking to media persons after the meeting at Sega Road Thouda Bhabok Leikai, Nishikant said that the meeting deliberated on the complaint filed by O Joy, a resident of Kakwa, against the 10 Chin-Kuki MLAs to the Manipur Legislative Assembly Speaker and another complaint lodged by a resident of Saikul against Kimneo Haokip Hangshing (Saikul AC MLA).
Saying that the Committee has sent a show cause notice to the 10 MLAs to explain why they raised the demand which can disintegrate Manipur on or before June 16, Nishikant continued that the Committee will take up a proceeding after the expiry of the deadline and submit its report to the Speaker.
The notice will also also be forwarded to the respective e-mails of the 10 MLAs, he added.
It may be mentioned that O Joy lodged a complaint to the Speaker against the demand of the 10 Chin-Kuki MLAs on May 18. He also submitted a similar complaint to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Lok Sabha Speaker, Opposition leader of Lok Sabha, Governor Anusuiya Uikey and Opposition leader of the State on May 24.
O Joy, in his complaint, claimed that the conduct of the 10 Chin-Kuki MLAs is unethical and a breach of oath.