UNC calls 24 hours bandh in 'Naga areas'
Source: The Sangai Express / Newmai News Network

Senapati, July 14 2014: The United Naga Council (UNC) has announced to call 24 hours bandh in 'Naga areas' of Manipur from the midnight of July 15 in protest against what it called 'the military strength show' of Manipur chief minister O Ibobi Singh against the Nagas and also for the immediate implementation of 'Alternative Arrangement' .

UNC general secretary Gaidon Kamei while addressing to some media persons here said that the latest 'military strength show' of Ibobi Singh is presently prevailing in Ukhrul town.

Gaidon Kamei said this is not the first time the Manipur government has been harassing the Nagas.

According to the UNC leader, in the year 2010 when NSCN-IM general secretary Th Muivah wanted to visit his native village Somdal, Ukhrul district.

"On May 6 that year Ibobi Singh detailed large number of Manipur security force at Mao Gate in the Manipur-Nagaland border to block the NSCN-IM leader and thereby murdering two promissing Naga students," Gaidon Kamei pointed out.

He also said that many people have become handicapped due to the bullet injuries of the Manipur police commamndos.

Again, on May 28, 2011, Manipur chief minister O Ibobi Singh blocked the then Nagaland chief minister Neiphiu from entering Manipur.

"Mr Rio was to launch the Naga People's Front (NPF) at Senapati but Ibobi Singh sent again large number of security force at Mao Gate creating history of one chief minister preventing another chief minister from going to one state," he added.

Meanwhile, the UNC general secretary said the 24-hour bandh to be begun from July 15 midnight will be a democratic and a peaceful agitation.

Educational institutions, media, electricity, medical servi- ces will be exempted from the purview of the bandh.

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