AJTU calls NH-37 bandh on Jan 9
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, January 07 2020:
All Jiribam Tribal Union (AJTU) has called bandh on National Highway 37 from 5 am to 12 midnight of January 9 demanding the Government to allow the tribal villages in Jiribam to pay hill house tax.
Expressing their discontentment towards the Government over exemption of Jiribam tribal villages from paying hill house tax, AJTU in a statement today reiterated that the villages had been paying the tax since 1920s till 2016.The decision to impose the bandh was taken during a joint meeting of all tribal civil society organisations.
Medical emergency will be exempted from the purview of bandh, AJTU said urging Govt to hear their plea and respond immediately.