Sit-in-protest staged
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, September 04 2015 :
Consumers Welfare Committee, Thangmeiband staged a sit-in-protest against missing of PDS rice of Thangmeiband AC at Thangmeiband Yumnam Leikai Panthoibi Shanglen today.
MPCC secretary Jyotin Waikhom said that the sit-in-protest was staged against missing of PDS rice for June and July of Thangmeiband AC.
He further clarified that Congress never opposed lifting of PDS rice quota of the AC.
Saying that it was illogical to drag Congress and State Government into the issue, Jyotin Waikhom said that PDS items are distributed through DSOs.
He said that former MLA Kh Joykishan did not distribute PDS rice of June to the people although he lifted it before he was disqualified as an MLA on May 27 .
On June 17, the former MLA lifted rice quota of July as well and kept inside the building of THYO club.
Today's sit-in-protest was staged to protest non-distribution of PDS rice for June and July, Jyotin said.