24 hr bandh in SC areas
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, September 29 2014 :
In protest against the non-release of pre-matric and post-matric scholarships for the scheduled caste students for three years, a sit-in protest organised by students of Kakching area and vendors of Kakching bazar at Ibudhou Naohallai premises declared a 24 hour general strike in scheduled caste inhabited area from 5 pm of September 30 .
A committee was also formed to resort to agitation until and unless the State Government releases the entitled pre-matric and post-matric scholarships.
Convenor of the committee, M Prabinkumar asserted that the State Government must release the three year pending scholarships of approximately 10 crore at the earliest.
Despite submitting a memorandum to the Chief Minister and the Deputy Chief Minister, nothing has been initiated and therefore the committee has declared a 24 hour general strike in SC inhabited areas effective from tomorrow 5 pm though religious related activities, Electricity Department, medical institutions and media houses would be exempted from the purview of the bandh.