Women vendors protest fencing of parking area
Source: Chronicle News Service
Thoubal, April 29 2023:
Condemning the fencing work taken up in the parking area of Thoubal market by using railings as part of the construction of Asian Highway 102,Tmphal-Moreh Road; women vendors of Thoubal market and shopkeepers launched a protest agitation and destroyed the railings.
Unable to control the agitating protestors, reinforcement of Thoubal district police led by SP Jogeshchandra Haobijam arrived at the spot and controlled the situation from out of hand.
Nevertheless, the protestors later thronged the DC office.
The agitating women vendors informed media persons that the authority concerned started fencing the parking lot for vehicles coming to the market, by using railings which is an unfortunate attempt to destroy the existing market.
It is also an attempt to cut off the source of income of the daily bread earners.
Therefore, any attempt to fence the parking area will not be allowed under any circumstances.
The protestors also warned that various forms of agitations including hunger strike would be launched if the fencing work continues.