CPI calls for suspending economic blockade
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, August 08 2022:
CPI Manipur State Council has called upon all concerned to suspend the economic blockade and not to impose counter-blockade while maintaining that the ongoing economic blockade imposed by ATSUM has already given severe impact to poor and daily wage earners.
According to a statement, CPI Manipur State Council too launched democratic movement from time to time on issues concerning people of the state.
Though it believes in strike, bandh and democratic movement necessary to awaken the sense of the establishment, the party never launched any movement which could affect lives of the people, it said, adding that the party issues prior notice for launching democratic movement, even for sit-in-protest, so that people are not affected.
The CPI further said that prices of essential commodities have gone up since imposition of economic blockade by ATSUM while people have started lining up in front of petrol pumps in long queues.