Joint meeting held, candidates shorten bandh
Source: The Sangai Express
Jiri (Imphal East), August 24 2016:
All Manipur written test successful candidates of Manipur Police Constable 2013 of Jiribam has called off the indefinite general strike in Jiribam from 6 pm today, our correspondent reports.
A decision to this effect was taken in a joint meeting of Jiribam candidates, their guardians and CSOs held at All Manipur Students' Union (AMSU), District Committee Jiribam office today.
The meeting unanimously resolved to call off the indefinite general strike of the All Manipur Written Test Successful Candidates of Manipur Police Constable � 2013 in Jiribam sub-division from 6 pm today.
The meeting also resolved to approach the State Government with an appeal to resolve the issue before it escalates any further.
The candidates in Jiribam said they will launch more agitation with the support of CSOs and the people in case the State Government fail to address the issue at the earliest.
While shops, markets, schools, offices and other establishments at Jiribam remained close owing to the general strike today, no untoward incident has been reported.
In the meantime, over 142 vehicles are presently stranded at Jiribam owing to the economic blockade of All Manipur written test successful candidates of Manipur Police Constable 2013 .