In a significant the Meetei-Mayek edition of the Constitution of India was released today in Manipur state capital Imphal. Chief Minister N Biren Singh today released the Diglot edition of the Constitution in the Meetei-Mayek language.
On the occasion of the celebration of constitution day, the Diglot edition of the constitution of India in the Manipuri Language was released at the Cabinet hall of the CM Secretariat in Imphal today.
As a part of the programme, government officials, ministers, MLAs read the preamble of India and felicitate the translators who translated constitution into Manipuri language.
This groundbreaking decision aims to not only celebrate and promote the Manipuri script but also provides the speakers of Manipuri language, or Meiteilon, direct access to the principles enshrined in the Indian Constitution.
Despite 73 years since the Constitution came into effect, many of its tenets have remained beyond the reach of the common man due to its non-availability in local languages. The publication, which includes amendments up to the 105th Amendment, is a significant and special undertaking, particularly in the Meetei Mayek script. Chief Minister N Biren Singh believes that this edition will become an invaluable asset for the entire state, marking an essential milestone in the history of Manipur.
Chief Minister N Biren Singh expressed his gratitude to the government of India for facilitating the release of the constitution of India in the Manipuri language.
"We are really proud of it. And we on behalf of the people of Manipur and government would like to appreciate the honourable Prime Minister about his thinking of inclusiveness and recognition of small matters. Manipur is a very tiny state and the population is very less. Even then, through the guidance of the honourable Prime Minister, we are able to publish in our own script the constitution of India," said CM N Biren Singh.
The Manipur CM further said that the BJP led Central government has given a lot of importance to the state and people of the state should reciprocate likewise.
"The Prime Minister Modi ji and Union Home Minister Minister Amit Shah ji have given the unexpected ILP to the state of Manipur giving importance and priority, and knowing the uniqueness of the people of the state. Today we are publishing the constitution of India, the longest written constitution in the world in our own script. So this kind of honour and respect given by the Central leaders should be reciprocated. So I want to appeal to the people of the state that we should think of how to reciprocate what has been done to the people. I would like to appeal to the people to work together for a better and united India," said CM N Biren Singh.