Imphal, May 21: The Manipur government has decided to take legal action against individuals or organisations involved in the unauthorised renaming of places under the Manipur Names of Places Act 2024.

The State Government has immediately taken up measures to book any group or individuals involved in changing existing names of places in the state.

Under Manipur Names of Places Act, 2024, a case has also been registered for renaming a part of Thangjing hill range as… pic.twitter.com/3KMQocniH9

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Taking to X(formerly twitter), Manipur chief minister said, “the state government has immediately taken up measures to book any group or individuals involved in changing existing names of places in the state. Under the Manipur Names of Places Act, 2024, a case has also been registered for renaming a part of the Thangjing Hill range as Thangting.”

Meanwhile, Manipur Land Resources department has lodged an FIR at the Imphal police station against the renaming of the Thangjing Hill range.

Recently, the Kuki National Front-Military Council erected a gate in Churachandpur district, renaming a part of the Thangjing Hill range as ‘Thangting’ instead of ‘Thangjing Ching’.

Thangjing (Thang Ching) is a hill of historical importance and the Art and Culture Department of the state government has declared it as a protected site under Section 4 of the Manipur Ancient and Historical Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1976.

The FIR stated that the erection of a gate bearing the words Kuki National Front-Military Council with the name of the site mentioned as Thangting indicates unauthorised changing of the original name of Thangjing (Thang ching).

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