Sit in protest continues at Jiribam
Source: The Sangai Express
Jiribam , July 28 2018:
A sit-in-protest was staged today at Latingkhal Bazar against the Manipur People's Bill which was recently passed by the Manipur State Legislative Assembly.
The protest was registered by Bengali speaking people of Latingkhal and people of its peripheries areas against the bill which has put the base year as 1951.The protestors held up pla card reading, "We oppose 1951 base year bill", "Manipur is in India we are Indians", "Don't deprive our rights" etc.
It can be recalled that on July 23, 2018 the Manipur State Legislative Assembly passed the "Manipur People's Bill-2018" which was followed by various forms of agitation in Jiribam district.
In continuation of the agitation, hundreds of people gathered to stage the sit in.