 bill no 61 of  2015 the  constitution (amendment) bill, 2015 bydr thokchom meinya, mp a billfurther to amend the constitution of indiabe it enacted by parliament in the sixty-sixth year of the republic of india as follows:—short title1 this act may be called the constitution (amendment) act, 20152 after article 371c of the constitution, the following article shall be inserted, namely:—insertion of new article371ca statement of objects and reasonsmanipur has been recognised as a political entity having a geographical boundary, a demographic identity and a long glorious history and traditionmanipur had a long history of monarchy which is more than two thousand years oldsince the coronation of king pakhangba in circa 36ad, it had been a stable monarchy hardly interfered by any outside force or invader in its long history of existence, manipur was occupied only twice by the external forces first, during burmese invasion (1819-1825) and later by the british (1891-1947) after that, manipur remained an independent princely state from the year 1947 to 1949, when it merged with the union of india the merger agreement was signed between the government of india and the then maharaja of manipur on 21st september, 1949, which came into force wef 15th october, 1949 thus, the territorial area of manipur which existed at the time of merger must be respected, made sacrosanct and preservedin ancient times, the land of manipur was inhabited by few ethnic groups however, in course of time, the demographic complexion has changed and now the population of manipur comprises of various communities and ethnic groups barring some sporadic instances of feuds and clashes between the communities and ethnic groups, the spirit of peaceful co-existence still exists among the people of manipur the fact remains that manipur belongs to the people of manipur the political entity and unity of manipur must be protected and safeguarded in the interest of the people of manipurfor about three years from 1947 to 1949, the princely state of manipur remained a buffer-state between india and burma (myanmar) ultimately, manipur joined the union of india on 15th october, 1949 and at that time the geographical area of manipur was about 22,327 sq km the sanctity of this geographical area of manipur which existed at the time of merger with the union of india must be given a constitutional protection and safeguard moreover, a series of resolutions have been adopted by the manipur legislative assembly for protection of the territorial integrity of manipur, the latest being the one adopted on june 12, 2002hence this billnew delhi;thokchom meinyafebruary 6, 2015———— a billfurther to amend the constitution of india————(dr thokchom meinya, mp)gmgipmrnd—4485ls(s3)—03-03-2015