Imphal, March 10: Six of the ten Kuki-Zo-Hmar MLAs on Monday attended the seventh Budget Session of the 12th Manipur Legislative Assembly through video conferencing.
Leader of the House and Chief Minister N. Biren Singh described the participation of the tribal legislators as a “positive step” towards normalising the prevailing situation in the state.
“This is a good beginning and everyone should encourage it,” the Chief Minister said while speaking to a government-run information centre. A television screen installed inside the Assembly chamber displayed the live attendance of the six MLAs participating virtually.
The legislators who attended the first day of the session were Nemcha Kipgen, Deputy Chief Minister and MLA from 46-Saikul (ST); L.M. Khaute, MLA from 58-Churachandpur (ST); Letzamang Haokip, MLA from 57-Henglep (ST); Ngursanglur Sanate, MLA from 55-Tipaimukh (ST); Kimneo Haokip Hansing, MLA from 46-Saikul (ST); and Haokholet Kipgen, MLA from 51-Saitu (ST). Among them, L.M. Khaute also participated in the debate during the obituary reference.
Earlier, the state government had made elaborate arrangements to enable the Kuki-Zo-Hmar MLAs to join the Budget session virtually. Facilities were set up at NIC centres in Kangpokpi and Churachandpur, as well as at Manipur Bhawans in Guwahati and New Delhi.
Speaker of the Assembly Thokchom Satyabrata Singh termed the participation of the tribal MLAs a “welcome step,” according to the Directorate of Information and Public Relations (DIPR), Manipur.
He also recalled that during the trust vote for Chief Minister N. Biren Singh on February 5, three Kuki-Zo-Hmar MLAs—Nemcha Kipgen, L.M. Khaute and Ngursanglur Sanate—had joined the proceedings via video conferencing.
The Speaker further informed the House that Letpao Haokip had sought leave of absence from the Budget session due to illness, which was unanimously approved by the Assembly.
The seventh session of the 12th Manipur Legislative Assembly, which had earlier been adjourned sine die on February 5, resumed in the Assembly Hall on Monday, beginning with obituary references delivered by members.
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