Land demarcation at Kabo Leikai conducted peacefully
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, June 20 2011:
Staging of sit-in protest against land acquisition decision of the government to upgrade Hotel Imphal into a five-star hotel at Kabo Leikai is going till today.
Today also, a team of settlement department and officials of PWD advanced Kabo Leikai with an order from the higher authority to carry out land demarcation were given strong objection by the residents who were staging a sit-in protest.
Minister of Commerce and Industries, Y Erabot also joined the sit-in protest.
Around 10 am, Additional SP, N Herojit and DSP N Modhunimai led a team of police comprising women personnel and VDF to enter the area and convinced the protestors to allow government officers to discharge their duties in the demarcation of the land.
When their hour long effort to allow peaceful conduct of the demarcation proved futile, additional police force with tear gas shells and ammunitions arrived there and took position to disperse the protestors.
But, before any untoward incident occur, the additional SP and DSP convinced Minister Y Erabot and protestors to end up the protestor and allow the government officials to carry out the land demarcation process without any further untoward incident.