Home Guard suspends agitation
Source: IT News
Imphal, February 03 2017:
Manipur home guard has suspended its agitation to launch non-cooperation movement with the government of Manipur from this month following High Court order which directed the state government to implement the demands of the Home Guard within 3 months period starting from January 12 this year.
Speaking to media persons, spokesperson of Manipur Home Guard Employees Welfare Association said that the announcement to restrain from election duty by the home guard has been suspended after the Manipur High Court had passed an order on January 12 this year to fulfill the demand of the Home guard within three months time.
At present there are 2158 Home Guards personnel are being deployed.
They have been demanding increment of their salary and also to form a separate battalion for Home Guard.