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The STDCM claims the status will restore the harmonious relationship between the valley and the hills peoples before the Manipur's merger with India in 1949. [87] On the other hand, the hills people view this demand as an attempt to reduce the effectiveness of the Naga and Kuki demands, and enable the Meitei to make inroads into the hill regions.
Manipur acts as India's "Gateway to the East" through Moreh and Tamu towns, the land route for trade between India and Burma and other countries in Southeast Asia, East Asia, Siberia, the Arctic, Micronesia and Polynesia. Manipur has the highest number of handicraft units and the highest number of craftspersons in the northeastern region of India.
The seat of the Manipur Legislative Assembly is at Imphal, the capital of the state.It is housed in the Capital Complex in the Thangmeiband locality of Imphal city. The term of the Legislative Assembly is five years, unless dissolved earlier.
It consists of an executive, led by the Governor of Manipur, a judiciary and a legislative branch (Manipur Legislative Assembly). Like other states in India, the head of state of Manipur is the Governor, appointed by the President of India on the advice of the Central government. The post of governor is largely ceremonial.
Manipur Peoples Party – Vacant [c] (President's rule) N/A 28 March 1973 3 March 1974 340 days N/A 6 Mohammed Alimuddin: Lilong: 4 March 1974 9 July 1974 127 days (1 year, 131 days) 3rd Manipur Peoples Party: 7 Yangmaso Shaiza: Ukhrul: 10 July 1974 5 December 1974 148 days Manipur Hills Union 8 Rajkumar Dorendra Singh: Yaiskul: 6 December 1974 ...
The act's continued application in Manipur has led to local protests, having Irom Chanu Sharmila, as one of a Manipuri civil rights activist. Sharmila has been on a longstanding hunger strike since 2 November 2000 demanding the Indian government to repeal the act. She blames for violence in Manipur and other parts of India's troubled northeast ...
Manipur Lok Adalat or Manipur State Legal Services Authority (People's Court) is a statutory and autonomous body and an alternative dispute resolution mechanism used in the state of Manipur. The Manipur Lok Adalat Act is designed to provide constitutional protection guaranteed under Article 14 and 39-A of the Constitution of India , of ...
The Insurgency in Manipur is an ongoing armed conflict between India and a number of separatist rebel groups, taking place in the state of Manipur. The Insurgency in Manipur is part of the wider Insurgency in Northeast India ; it displays elements of a national liberation war as well as an ethnic conflict .