PDA gears up for ADC polls

Imphal, February 09 2010: The Peoples' Democratic Alliance (PDA), a political party based in Manipur hills has geared up for the forthcoming Autonomous District Council (ADC) elections in the hill districts of Manipur.

Pulling up its loin to be in fray in the district council polls, the 'general council' of the Peoples' Democratic Alliance (PDA) convened a meeting few days ago in Imphal and minutely deliberated on the matter.

General secretary of the PDA Thaiba Sanii disclosed NNN that in that meeting the delegates present dwelt on the extension of the VIth Schedule provision of the Constitution of India, the Constitutional Rights over lands and natural resources of the hill tribal people, the political problems relating to the insurgency in the North Eastern region with special reference to Indo-Naga peace process like the Naga 'unification' and Suspension of Operation (SoO) involving Kuki, Chin-Mizo group.

The PDA leader said that the meeting also expressed about the "lackadaisical attitude of the SPF government led by Congress that reduced the district councils in the hill areas of Manipur as mere hollow drums by the latest amendment of the headless Act and the party's desire for bringing about a logical political solution with strong political will on the part of the centre to end the half a century old political conflicts in the region".