URF calls strike to boycott President's visit
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, April 13 2013 :
Boycotting the proposed visit of President of India Pranab Mukherjee to Manipur on April 15, the proscribed United Revolutionary Front (URF) has called a state-wide general strike from 6 am on April 15 until the President left Imphal on the following day.
Religious ceremonies, employees of health sector, medical emergencies, electricity, water supplies and media, however, would be exempted from the purview of the general strike.
Announcing this in a statement, Secretary of Information and Publicity of URF AK Pibarel observed that the visit of Pranab Mukherjee is like mocking at the people who have been under the colonial rule for the last 63 years.
It is ridiculous for the President of India to come to Manipur just to attend a foundation day celebration of a small educational institute.
But the successful effort of the school in making the President to come and participate in its foundation day celebration, however, is praiseworthy, URF said.
The outfit, nonetheless, has warned the people to refrain from inviting such persons to Manipur in future unless they do not want to face the consequences.