JAC suspends stir; serves another 15-day ultimatum
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Kangpokpi, October 30 2015 :
Joint Action Committee against the killings of Khupneilal Neihsiel and Robert Hesei Kipgen has temporarily suspended its proposed 20-day economic blockade on Friday.
The JAC had earlier decided to impose the economic blockade from midnight of November 3 against the State Government's failure to table the magisterial probe report on the killings.
The JAC's decision came after a meeting with the State Government officials on Friday at the Chief Minister Chamber from 2.30 pm till 4 pm in the afternoon.
The meeting was attended by Chief Minister O Ibobi; IFC Minister Ngamthang Haokip; DC Imphal West and SP Imphal representing the Government side while the JAC delegation included Thangminlen Haokip, Convener; Lunmang Kipgen, Co-Convener; Thangminlen Kipgen, President KSO Sadar Hills and other three other members.
JAC Convener Thangminlen Haokip said that in the meeting, the Chief Minister disclosed that a forensic report was yet to arrive from Kolkata for which further process could not be initiated in the magisterial probe.
He informed that Ibobi has assured to table the probe report as soon as the pending forensic report arrived and appealed the JAC to withdraw the proposed stir."Though we are not satisfied with the Government's tardy response, we have decided to give another 15 days time to table the magisterial probe report considering the Chief Minister appeal today in the meeting", said the JAC Convener.
The JAC decided to suspend the proposed economic blockade schedules to begin from midnight of November 3 in all highways of the State, he informed.
He however asserted that the economic blockade will resume if the State Government fails to table the probe report within 15 days.
Thangminlen Haokip also appealed all Kuki organisations and the general public to wait for another 15 days.