Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, March 19 2010:
Police today foiled retired government employees marching towards the Chief Bungalow demanding immediate fulfillment of their demands.
Pensioners of Manipur government have been agitating pressing the state government to clear pending benefits which are gettable by them under the banner of the Manipur State Pensioners Union.
The Manipur State Pensioners' Union has been demanding payment of DR Arrear of 174 months, payment of arrear of 44 months Dearness Pension, payment of 7% DR with effect from July 1, 2008, payment of 10% DR with effect from January 1, 2009, 5% DR wef 1/7/2009 and implementation of 'Accepted Recommendation of the 6th Central Pay Commission in toto to the pensioners/families of pensioners.
Today, around 100 pensioners marched a protest rally from Moirangkhom along the Indo-Myanmar section of the NH-39 towards the Chief Minister's Bungalow, Imphal to press their demand.
Police blocked and dispersed the protestors when the reached near the Imphal police station, some 100 meter sort of reaching the Chief Minister's Bungalow.
No casualty reported in the police action to disperse them.