K Zou appointed as advocate panel for Manipuris in Delhi

BY OUR CORRESPONDENT

NEW DELLHI, AUG 22, 2015: In order to strengthen the existing advocate for Manipuri people in Delhi, The Government of Manipur appointed Mr Khamchinpau Zou @ K Zou as advocate to take up the legal or social problems of all Manipuris in Delhi w.e.f 21st August 2015.

Mr K Zou is one of the oldest social activists and senior advocate, selflessly helping the tribals and northeast people in Delhi and across our country around for the last 25 years in Delhi. Zou hails from Zoveng village in Churachandpur, Manipur.

Mr Zou is above narrow ethnic division on linguistic, state boundaries, religion, petty politics, race, etc. Under his leadership the northeast and tribal students in Delhi University contested the Joint Secretary post in Delhi University Students Union Election in 1999. Thereafter, the presence of northeast people in Delhi University, JNU, etc began to be felt by the mainland students in Delhi.

He was also instrumental in demanding the relaxation of 5% marks for SC/ST in UGC/JRF fellowship eligibility in 1996. He also initiated the Rajiv Gandhi Fellowship for SC/ST in the year 2002 with the cooperation of Mr Juel Oram, the first Minister of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs and many more remarkable achievement.

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