Protests staged, panchayat offices locked
Source: The Sangai Express
Bpr/Kak/Tbl, March 14 2024:
Enraged over the formation of administrative committees of Gram panchayats across the six valley districts of Manipur, protests were held in Kakching and Thoubal districts and locked the Gram Panchayats offices.
The locals under Irengband Gram Panchayat in Kakching CD Block locked the Panchayat office against the formation of administrative committees of Gram panchayats without holding the Panchayat elections.
The protestors demanded that the former elected members should be allowed to continue to take charge until the pending panchayat elections are held.
Voicing similar demands, a sit-in protest was staged at Tentha Heibung Community hall today by the locals under the jurisdiction of Tentha Gram Panchayat in Thoubal district.
The protestors also carried out a rally and locked the Panchayat Ghar.
Similar protest was also held by the locals of Tronglaobi/Terakhong shangbi Gram Panchayat and Kwakta GP Ward 15 in Bishnupur district.
The protestors used placards which read, 'We denounce measures to suppress Panchayats', 'Hold panchayat elections to elect respective members', 'We condemn dictatorship rule', etc and chanted similar slogans.