5 Tribes CoRRP serve 10-day ultimatum on state govt

The 5 Tribes Committee on Review of Reservation Policy (CoRRP) has served a 10-day ultimatum on the state government to constitute job reservation review commission.
The CoRRP cautioned that failure to do so would result in an indefinite “total shutdown” beginning October 1, 2025.
Addressing the media persons after a joint meeting with apex tribal bodies at Hotel Japfü, here on Saturday, CoRRP convenor Er. Tesinlo Semy said that the meeting, attended by tribe presidents, officials, youth organisations, student unions and women representatives, unanimously resolved to issue the ultimatum in view of the government’s inaction.
Semy pointed out that though the state cabinet had already decided to set up a commission, 100 days had passed without any progress. He said that a formal representation would be submitted to the government. He warned that if the commission was not constituted within 10 days starting September 20, CoRRP would move into the third phase of agitation with the enforcement of a total shutdown.
CoRRP member secretary G.K. Zhimomi highlighted that the demand for a commission had not originally come from the committee, but was instead the outcome of the June 3 meeting with the state government chaired by deputy chief minister Y. Patton.
He recalled that during that meeting, the government had assured the formation of a commission within a month. However, he said no action had been taken even after 100 days.
Further, Zhimomi stated that while the government had proposed including civil society organisations (CSOs) in the commission, CoRRP had “vehemently opposed” the idea from the beginning, saying CSOs had “no business” to be part of it. He accused the government of delaying the process for “reasons best known to them.”
Reiterating the committees stand, Zhimomi recalled the three core demands outlined in the August 9 resolution. He said the committee had opposed the government’s proposed inclusion of members from all three blocks in the commission’s composition.
While agreeing to the government’s suggested six-month tenure, the committee had rejected any delay or extension of the commission. It had also demanded that the outcome of the commission be implemented immediately without linking it to the completion of the census. The committee asserted that if the government insisted on tying it to the census, the current reservation policy should be suspended.
Zhimomi maintained that the committee had unanimously resolved to serve the ultimatum, and warned that if the government continued to remain unresponsive, CoRRP would escalate agitation measures and directly address the matter with the chief minister.
He also cautioned that further courses of action could follow after the commission’s review, depending on the government’s response to its recommendations.