KYKL calls upon all to check influx of outsiders

Imphal, December 08: Expressing serious concern over the large influx of Hindi-speaking to the State following the whiplash against them in neighboring Assam and quit notices served by the NNC in Nagaland, the proscribed KYKL has today drawn the attention of the people to the danger posed by the large influx of people from the Hindi heartland and urged all to stop further influx and take up appropriate steps to deport those who recently came to the State. In a statement issued to the press today, the outfit said that ever since Biharis started attacking train passengers from the North East region in Bihar after some Bihari candidates were stopped from appearing for the Group D Railways Recruitment exam in Assam, the Biharis have been asked to vacate Assam. Over 60 Biharis have been killed in Assam and the ULFA had also issued quit notices on the Hindi speaking people in Assam. In Nagaland too, the NNC had asked all the Biharis to leave the State, said KYKL and added that majority of the Hindi speaking people have not returned to their home States but have instead infiltrated into other North Eastern States such as Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya. This is a frightening proposition, said KYKL and added that if the large influx of migrant workers from the Hindi belt that is Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh is not stopped then it would mean the decay and dilution of the unique culture and identity of the Manipuri people. Already some student bodies and voluntary organizations have raised the banner of introducing the inner line permit to stop the large influx of migrant workers from the Hindi belt, said KYKL. There are two factors why migrant workers from the Hindi belt come to the North East, said KYKL and noted them as the push and pull factor. The Hindi heartland is a harsh place for survival particularly for the lower caste as the caste system is widespread there. It is to escape the life of poverty and oppression that the migrant workers have come to the North East States like Manipur, where they can earn their livelihood and lead a decent life without any discrimination. A place like Manipur attracts these migrant workers for, here they can find easy employment and earn their livelihood by becoming barbers, cobblers and manual labourers. This is the vacuum that the migrant workers from the Hindi heartland have filled up here. Even today, all the big business houses are controlled by them as establishments located outside the State are reluctant to strike up a business deal with any of the Mongoloid people, said KYKL. The large influx of these migrant workers, if not checked in time will become a big obstacle said the statement and cited the examples of Tripura and Sikkim and Assam to a certain extent. There is no reason to think these migrants will not dabble with the local politics of Manipur and dilute the identity of the native people. Even big countries like the USA and Canada have now enforced strict immigration rules and the time calls for checking the large influx of migrants to Manipur, said the outfit. It would be fool hardy to turn a blind eye to the reality facing us just because some of our students are studying outside the State while some have taken up jobs elsewhere. The people cannot afford to ignore their homes fearing for the safety of the students and some employees who are working outside Manipur, said KYKL. The outfit also called upon all to put in their mite and improve the education system and learn to be productive so that the people will not need to send students outside the State.