The Manipur Assembly session will be held on August 29. The Committee on Tribal Unity (CoTU) and the Indigenous Tribal Leaders Forum (ITLF) have protested this, claiming that the current circumstances make it impossible for Kuki-Zo MLAs to participate.
Both organizations stated in a joint statement on Sunday that calling the session "is devoid of logic and rationality" in light of the total breakdown of law and order and the state government's failure to protect the lives of citizens and officials.
On Saturday, the Manipur Legislative Assembly's Business Advisory Committee (BAC) resolved to convene a one-day session on Tuesday.
More than a hundred innocent persons have been lynched and thousands of homes have been destroyed in Imphal Valley since the current ethnic unrest began in May. Even ministers' and MLAs' homes and lives were not spared, according to the joint statement.
"The state government should accept moral responsibility and quit permanently if it is truly interested in restoring normalcy. In addition to being morally wrong, forcing the assembly session while knowing full well that a sizable portion of the state's representatives won't be able to attend reveals the dominant community's hidden agenda, the statement added.
The session is a waste of time, according to former Manipur chief minister and Congressman Okram Ibobi Singh on Saturday.
"I went to the BAC meeting and found out the session would only last a day. The session on Tuesday has been called because it must be held before September 2 per the constitution.
Obituary references will be on the agenda, Okram said, adding that in his experience, no other business is discussed on days when obituary references are brought up.
"As a committee member, I proposed that the meeting last at least five days in order to consider the state's unusual predicament. There are only four or five members of the opposition. Instead of discussing topics of public concern, we are not here to criticize the administration, Okram continued.
