JDDC calls General strike
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, September 24 2011:
Denouncing the alleged indifferent attitude of the State Government towards the demand for upgradation of Jiribam sub-division to a full-fledged revenue district, Jiribam District Demand Committee (JDDC) has announced its decision of calling a 60-hour general strike with effect from 6 pm of September 26 to 6 pm of September 29 .
In a statement, convenor of JDDC M Maipaksana Mangang said that the District Demand Committee has been compelled to take the decision of calling the general strike in view of the situation wherein the Government of Manipur seems to consider the ongoing democratic agitation as some kind of joke apart from the fact that Rajkumar who has undertaken a fast unto death stir over the demand has been forcefully arrested by the police and administered injection to keep him alive.
Public should not mistaken the decision of the District Demand Committee but extend their full co-operation towards realisation of this democratic demand, Maipaksana appealed.
It is the weakness of the Government of Manipur that no definite deadline for realisation of the demand could be given despite repeated claims that the demand is justifiable and the assurance that it would be granted, Maipaksana said.
Stating that the Committee would face every challenges pose by detractors from ensuring success of the general strike, Maipaksana categorically asserted that the State Government would be held responsible for any eventuality in this regard.
Our Jiribam correspondent adds: Around 150 womenfolk from various communities of Jiribam participated in the ongoing relay hunger strike being staged in front MSF office, Jiribam from 10 am to 5 pm today in pursuit of the demand for upgradation of Jiribam sub-division to a full-fledged revenue district.