Drivers suspends service, sit in protest staged, memorandum submitted to CM
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, August 14 2011:
Sharing the grief and sorrows of family members of Md Rehman, the ill fated driver, who succumbed to his injuries, drivers of all commercial vehicles in the state suspended their services today.
No passenger vehicles plied on the roads of valley districts today owing to the suspension of service by the drivers.
Meanwhile a JAC has been formed on the death of Md Rehman and the JAC has submitted a memorandum to the Chief Minister putting forward various demands.
As a part of the agitation sit in protest has been organised at Keirou Makting today.
The memorandum which was submitted to the CM demanded that ex-gratia should be given to the bereaved families at the earliest possible time, a suitable government should be given the next of kin of the deceased and also to give befitting punishment to the persons involve in the act.