Ukhrul to observe total shut down
Source: Hueiyen News Service / NNN
Ukhrul, July 31 2014:
Intensifying its agitation, the Tangkhul organisations have announced to have a 24-hour 'total shut down' in Ukhrul starting from midnight of July 31 .
Tangkhul Naga Long president Artax Shimray said that the decision for the total shut down in Ukhrul for 24 hours was taken as part of its agitation.
Artax Shimray stated that the Tangkhul Naga Long along with frontal organisations in the district will enforce the shut down from tonight (July 31) .
Immediate withdrawal of the state security forces that are deployed after the ADC member killing incident, the revocation of Section 144 of the CrPC and the release of the 8 NSCN-IM cadres arrested by the state police on July 13 from the regional office of Wung Tangkhul Region, Ukhrul.
Artax then said they will fully endorse the UNC's sponsored 10 days ban on the national project constructions in 'Naga areas' of Manipur from August 1 .