Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, July 29:
In a significant gesture the Dimapur Students� Union, Naga Mothers� Association and Dimapur Naga Hoho issued a call to the people of Nagaland to maintain communal harmony and not target other community especially the Meiteis in view of the tense situation in Nagaland following the Centre�s decision to limit the cease fire within the boundary of Nagaland only.
The call to maintain communal harmony and not to target the Meiteis and other community was made during a joint meeting of the organization today at Dimapur.
The people of Manipur particularly the organisations spear heading the anti-cease fire extension to Manipur had gone the extra way to ensure that no communal confrontation occurred in the movement against the cease fire extension to Manipur.
The Naga organisations made it clear that their movement against the decision of the Union Government would be strictly democratic with no violence and without communal overtones.
The organisations also mooted the possibility of easing the bandh at Dimapur from tomorrow.
The president of the Meitei Union, Dimapur, Y.Yaima said that the report published in an Eveninger today that Meiteis are being driven out from Dimapur is false and misleading.
He has already intimated to the president of AMUCO that the report is false and without basis.
Even as the National Highways No 39 and 53 economic blockade and the bandh called by Naga organisations in four hill districts of Manipur from yesterday midnight against the Centre�s decision to restrict the area of the NSCN (IM) ceasefire partially affected normal life in the districts and the NHs.
State transporters today agreed to resume goods services on the two highways with immediate effect.
The Naga Youth Front imposed economic blockade on NH � 39 and Senapati district bandh from last midnight against the Centre�s decision.
Simultaneously, the Zeliangrong Students Organisation called blockade of NH-53 along the Imphal Jiribam road.
Vehicles remained off the roads and shops were closed in most parts of the districts in view of the bandh today.
Inter state vehicles did not ply o the two national highways.
Markets were closed in Tamenglong, None and Nungba.
Reports said that people resorted to civil disobedience movement in Ukhrul district from 11.30am today against the restriction of the truce area.