Manipur students rally demanding ST status for Meitei community
Imphal, April 30 -- Hundreds of students in Manipur's southern Kakching district participated in a rally demanding Scheduled Tribe (ST) status for the Meitei/Meetei community.
Organized by the World Meetei Council (WMC), students from several schools marchedfor3-4 kilometres along the highway, carrying banners and chanting slogans.
ST statusis seenas essential to the future of the Meitei community, a participant said.
Banners depicted the state's Chief Minister with pleas for recognition, while student placards echoed these sentiments.
This student action reflects a broader movement by the WMC, organizations, and the Meitei community itself.
In 2013, theCentral Ministry of Tribal Affairs wrote to the State Government to send "specifi...
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