Nagaland highway bandh threat
Source: The Sangai Express / Newmai News Network
Dimapur, September 24 2016:
Several Nagaland based organisations under the aegis of Coordination Committee on Fuel Adulteration have threatened to impose a bandh on National Highways within Nagaland State if the TR Zeliang Government does not bring in CBI within 15 days' time to probe the fuel adulteration issue and to re-arrest all the fuel adulteration kingpins.
The Co-ordination Committee formed by a public resolution held on September 10, 2016, met the Chief Secretary on September 23 and submitted a memorandum containing the resolutions adopted on September 10 including that the house resolved to serve 15 (fifteen) days' time to the Nagaland State Government to bring in the CBI for thorough investigation of the fuel adulteration issue and to re-arrest all the fuel adulteration kingpins.
In the event of failure by the State Government to fulfil demand, the Coordination Committee is to enforce a bandh on National Highways within the State as it deemed fit.
The memorandum was signed by representatives of the Coordination Committee on Fuel Adulteration comprising of NTC, CAVCA, CCCTA, BAN, YAN, DUCCF, NMD A, DEEHA, Diphupar Naga Students' Union, ENSUD, DALT, SN, NHRA, EDBA, Concerned Senior Citizen's Forum, Dimapur Naga Students' Union (DNSU), Petroleum Dealers' Association, Chumoukedima Town Youth Organisation, and DDCF.
The 15 days ultimatum starts from September 23 and expires on October 8 .