Protest staged demanding proper toilets in Wangjing-Lamding Keithel
Source: The Sangai Express
Thoubal, September 07 2022:
Women vendors of Wangjing-Lamding Keithel today staged a sit-in protest demanding proper toilets and sanitation facilities in the market area.
Speaking to media persons, a protestor, Khundrakpam Bisoriya stated that Wangjing-Lamding Keithel is a major market in Thoubal district visited by hundreds of people everyday.
"The market is visited by people from nearby villages of Wangjing Lamding and those travelling along the Imphal-Moreh highway", said Bisoriya while expressing her anguish over the deplorable condition of public toilets in the market.
She continued that repeated appeals have been made to the Wangjing Lamding Municipal Council to repair the toilet.
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"However, the Municipal Council have failed to carry out any visible repair or construction of the toilet so far citing complaints made by some people residing in the vicinity of the market", she added.
Stating that the public toilet is for the welfare of all and not any particular individual, she sought clarification from those involved in hindering the repair work.
Bisoriya further appealed to the public to cooperate with the Municipal Council and not hinder the construction/repair of the public toilet.
Placards with the slogans, "Provide proper toilet facility for women vendors", "Provide sufficient dust bins in Wangjing-Lamding Keithel", etc were used at the protest.