Rashtrapati Bhavan replies to Bupenda Meitei on Manipur’s 3 bills

The Press Secretary to the President of India has replied to the query of Ningombam Bupenda Meitei on the status of Manipur’s 3 bills to protect the indigenous people of Manipur. To the email dated June 7, 2016 regarding query “Has the Rashtrapati rejected Manipur’s 3 bills as being published in a Manipuri newspaper”sent by Ningombam Bupenda Meitei, Venu Rajamony, the Press Secretary to the President, stated that, “It is stated that recently only one Bill i.e. The Protection of Manipur Peoples Bill, 2015 passed by the Manipur Legislative Assembly was received in the Rashtrapati Bhavan from Ministry of Home Affairs. On the recommendations of Home Minister, the President has withheld the assent to the Bill on 11.05.2016. No other bill of Manipur Legislative Assembly has been received.”

E-mail reply to Ningombam Bupenda Meitei from the Press Secretary to the President of India.

Dear Mr. Meitei,

Reference to your email dated June 7, 2016 regarding query “Has the Rashtrapati rejected Manipur’s 3 bills as being published in a Manipuri newspaper”.

It is stated that recently only one Bill i.e. The Protection of Manipur Peoples Bill, 2015 passed by the Manipur Legislative Assembly was received in the Rashtrapati Bhavan from Ministry of Home Affairs. On the recommendations of Home Minister, the President has withheld the assent to the Bill on 11.05,2016. No other bill of Manipur Legislative Assembly has been received.

For your kind information, please.

Venu Rajamony,
Press Secretary to the President of India
Rashtrapati Bhavan
New Delhi
Tel. 23016535

Received time: 4:35 PM (IST)
Received date: 20th June, 2016

Source: Manipur Times