Overview
- The Manipuri Elders’ Consortium Shillong has called a protest in Shillong on Wednesday at 7:30 am over the removal of the Redlands Building.
- COCOMI demands a full-scale replica at a separate site, preservation of the dismantled remains, and an inquiry into the roles of the PDA and the Department of Art and Culture.
- Former chief minister N. Biren Singh calls for reconstruction to the original form, and the Manipur Congress condemns the move and urges accountability tied to a 2023 work order.
- Manipur’s GAD says the dismantling was part of an NEC‑approved restoration project awarded in 2023, with materials stored for a replica and a five‑member monitoring committee constituted.
- The estate was transferred to Manipur in 2021 and the bungalow is linked to Maharaja Bodhachandra Singh and the 1949 Merger Agreement signed at the site.