UG demand flayed
Source: Hueiyen News Service / NNN
Imphal, May 18 2013 :
Downing the shutters, owners of jewellery houses in Wahengbam Leikai here on Saturday registered a protest against huge monetary demand served to them by a UG outfit.
They demonstrated in front of their shops since morning.
The protesters said that the outfit had asked all the owners to provide it a certain amount of financial aid in March this year.
The shop owners had told the outfit that the demand would be considered and after that it had remained silent over the demand for several weeks before a demand letter was served to them asking to pay annual tax or money to the outfit later on May 13, they claimed.
Saying that they are small businessmen who cannot give the big amount, the protesters appealed the outfit to withdraw the demand.