DC Kpi row: Office remains locked for third day, CSO prepares to intensify stir
Source: The Sangai Express
Kangpokpi, September 08 2021:
The office of the Deputy Commissioner, Kangpokpi has remained locked for the third consecutive day after an enraged mob spearheaded by various civil society organizations of the district sealed the office on September 6 demanding immediate removal of DC Somorjit Salam.
Functioning of the District Administration has been disrupted as infuriated mobs picketed the office following an alleged high-handedness of the DC, Somorjit Salam on various issues.
Protestors mostly women from various areas of the district came to the District Headquarters to protest in front of the entry gate along DC Road while representatives from each ward of Kangpokpi town also reportedly took part in the protest.
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Speaking to the media persons, one of the protestors said that the protest would continue and the entire campus of DC Kangpokpi would remain sealed until Somorjit Salam is removed from Kangpokpi.
The protesters further appealed to the people and civil organizations to stand with the people of Kangpokpi so that bureaucrats in the State maintain their ethical behavior anywhere in their place of posting for the welfare and development of the people.
Meanwhile, a reliable source informed that some leaders of Kangpokpi CSOs reportedly met with the Chief Minister late this afternoon to discuss the issue but the outcome could not be ascertained as of yet.