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1948. In the June/ July 1948 election to the
Manipur Assembly, Irabot contested and won under from the Utlou Constituency as a Krishak Sabha candidate. Before the inauguration of the Assembly, Irabot on behalf of the Manipur Praja Sangha and Manipur Krishak sabha called a meeting at the M.D.U Hall on 21 September 1948, to protest against the formation of Purbachal Pradesh, composed of Manipur, Tripura, Cachar and Lushai Hills.
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session held at Netra Kona in
Mymensingh District of Bengal. In March 1944, he went to Bejwada (Katakual Village) to join the Kisan Conference and stayed for sometime at the Bengal Communist Party office. The same year he went to Sylhet to join the annual session of the Surma valley provisional Kisan
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Manipur Legislative Assembly held on 18 October 1948 because of the warrant against him. Irabot formed an underground Communist Party of Manipur on 29 October 1948 and carried out armed struggle against the government. He died on 26 September 1951 at
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Working Committee of the Mahasabha on the charge of being a member of the Communist Party of India. He attended the second congress of the CPI held at Calcutta from 28 Feb to 6 March 1948. The first Communist Party of Manipur was formed on 23 August
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Irabot was detained as a security prisoner in the
Silchar District jail with effect from 15 September 1944 on the charge that he was a communist. He was released on 10 January 1945. After more than 5 years of political exile, Irabot was given permission to stay in Manipur for a week (from 2 to 10
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Irabot was born to Hijam
Ibungohal Singh and Chongtham Ningol Thambalngambi at Hijam Leikai.after his father's death, he moved with his mother to stay with his aunt at Moirangkhom Sawaijam leikai. He studied at Johnstone Higher Secondary School, Imphal, Manipur (still existing, located at western
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was founded under the patronage of
Maharaja Churachand Singh who was the president of the organisation. All works were carried out by Hijam Irabot who was the vice-president. Under Irabot's guidance, four sessions were held. In the last one at Chinga, during Maharaja Churachand's absence, Irabot
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He came back to Cachar and carried out peasants' movement. He was appointed
General Secretary of the Cachar District Kishan Sabha and President of the Surma Valley Kishan Sabha. He was instrumental in the establishment of the Assam Kisha Sabha, the CPI Assam Provincial Committee, and the Assam
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Manipur, he found that his mother had died. He stayed with a friend in Wangkhei Ningthem Pukhri Mapal called (Maibam Iboton Singh), a renowned Polo player whose father Maibam Samden Singh worked in the Manipur State Durbar of
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broke out in Manipur, a section of the NMM called the Praja Sanmelani split off the original party to join the struggle. Irabot headed this party and gave a speech at the Police lane in 1940. He was arrested and deported to the
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to work among the Manipuri peasants and also among the non-Manipuri ex tea garden workers. There he joined the Kisan movements. He kept in touch with the communist leaders and attended the first
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as Additional Darbar Member.It was then that he came in good relations with the royal family. He married the king's elder brother's daughter Khomdonsana. He was then appointed a member of the
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that was held at Bombay from 23 May to 1 June 1943 as a special invitee from Cachar. In Cachar he organised cultural squads known as Swadesh Ganer Dal, which was later on incorporated in the
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Irabot and Elangbam Tompok, a clerk at the revenue department resigned from the Sadar Panchayat. They outlined a legislature which was submitted to the king and the
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with his cousin, Sawaijam Somorendro and was admitted to Pugoj High School to study till Class 9. In 1915, he dropped out due to insufficient funds and went to
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off the original name. He transformed it into a political party. Maharaja Churachand sent a warning to Irabot on the events taking place in his absence.
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