28 ILP activists detained
Source: Hueiyen News Service

Imphal, June 07, 2013: At least 28 volunteers of 'ILP system students' section' have been arrested by the State Police in connection with the agitation against entering of non-locals (people from mainland India) into the state on Friday.

They were picked by the police from their own offices here.

A Thoithoi, Secretary of Democratic Students' Alliance of Manipur (DESAM) and its Deputy Organization Secretary, and Nishi, President of National Identity Protection Committee (NIPCO) and its advisor, and Jayenta, President of Students' Union of Kangleipak (SUK) and its General Secretary, Publicity Secretary, and several leaders of All Manipur students' Union (AMSU) were among them.

Sources said a team of police also conducted searches at the offices of Kangleipak Students' Association and AKOM LUP, but no one was detained during the hunt.

The police team led by Inspector John (Commando) and Deputy Superintendent of Police Ibomcha, Imphal West District Police raided all the offices of these student organizations including that of NIPCO and picked them up, the sources added.

The agitating student volunteers were detained after they started agitation against entering of non-locals into the state.

The agitation is being spearheaded by the Joint Committee on Inner Line Permit System (JCILPS) which has been demanding introduction of inner Line Permit system in Manipur.

On June 5, 40 non-locals coming to Manipur were sent back from Sekmai in Imphal West district by volunteers of several student organisations as part of the agitation by JCILPS preventing non-locals from entering the state.

Following the failure of the state and central Governments to announce a clear stance on the Inner Line Permit issue, the JCILPS had announced to disallow entry of non-locals to the state from June 1-5. Volunteers of ILP system students' from student bodies like AMSU, DESAM and KSA including volunteers from Sekmai Protection Committee conducted checking on every vehicles moving toward Imphal from Dimapur side as part of the agitation by JCILPS and forced 40 non-locals to return to their places on June 5 .

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