ATDUSH, SDPAM not to support bandh
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, September 05, 2013:
All Tribal Disabled Union, Sadar Hills (ATDUSH) and the Senapati Disabled People's Association, Manipur (SDPAM) have taken a joint decision not to support the 72-hour Manipur hill districts bandh from midnight of September 8 by All Tribal Disabled Students' Union (ATDSU).
According to ATDUSH and SDPAM, the ATDSU is not a legitimate and genuine body.
Both Sadar Hills and Senapati bodies of the disabled said they have no knowledge earlier about the move of the ATDSU.
In can be noted here that on August 30, anguished over Manipur Government's negative response on its series of demands, the All Tribal Disabled Students' Union (ATDSU) had announced to call for a 72-hour bandh in the hill districts of Manipur from September 8-11 as the August 30 deadline set by the union to the Government ended.
ATDSU said that the union will impose a 72-hour bandh in the five hill districts of Manipur from midnight of September 8 to September 11 midnight.
It said the Government is not responding to the union's legitimate demands that prompted it to take up the agitation.
Due to lack of education, the tribal disabled people are unable to claim their rightful job quota in the Government establishments and these post vacancies have remained filled up by general candidates, it accused.
ADTSU had also on July 19 last sought an appointment from Social Welfare minister for discussion on its demands, but no positive response has been given till date, it said.