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Total blockade in parts of Manipur, life badly affected
Assam Tribune | Imphal, Nov 4 (IANS):
A three-day 'total blockade' called by Naga leaders has begun in parts of Manipur despite an appeal by union Home Minister P. Chidambaram and Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh to Naga groups to suspend their agitation, an official said Friday.
The blockade, which began Thursday night, has badly affected life. Naga leaders say this is to protest the Manipur government's agreement with leaders of the Sadar Hills Districthood Demand Committee (SHDDC).
"Shops, banks, offices and educational institutions were shut while vehicular traffic remained off the road in Naga tribal dominated areas, specially in northern and western Manipur, due to the stir," a government official told reporters here Friday.
"Life was crippled in the hilly regions. No untoward incident has been reported yet from anywhere in the mountainous areas adjacent to Nagaland and Assam," the official added.
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