Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, May 14:
Tipaimukh Area Development Front (TADF) has threatened to launch Non-Co-operation Movement if the State Government do not look into the demands of the Front before the end of June 2005.The demands of the Front include immediate construction of NH-150, provision of security protection to BRTF, reactivation of all developmental projects in Tipaimukh area, resumption of Jiri-Tipaimukh road construction, deployment of security forces at Thanlon, Bukpi, Pherzawl, Parbung, Patpuihmun and Kangreng, to ensure safe journey and transportation of essential commodities in the Barak river and to ensure Government employees to station at their respective place of posting.
If the said demands are not met before the end of June 2005, the Front would be compelled to start Non-Cooperation movement in the form of boycotting all kinds of elections, stop-payment of hill house tax, declaration of Tipaimukh area as not a part of the State and launching a movement for joining with either Nagaland or Mizoram, whichever suit the people, TADF president Rev H Varte and secretary Lalroutlien said in a reminder jointly submitted to Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh to the memorandum submitted on June 10, 2004.In the event of any untoward incident happening during the course of the agitation, the State Government should be held responsible and TADF should not be blamed under any circumstances, the rejoinder stated categorically.
Stir to be resumed: Denouncing the failure of the State Government to implement the Memorandum of Understanding signed on April 25 last, the Additional Deputy Commissioner Demand Committee (ADCDC has decided to resume its indefinite bandh along NH-39 stretch from Pallel to Moreh with effect from May 24.The said MoU, the representative of the State Government assured the Committee as well as the general public of Chandel district that the demand of the Committee would be taken up for discussing in the first Cabinet meeting, but the same has not been implemented.
The Committee also opposed to construction of a new building for ADC Office at Moreh.
Representatives of Naga Students� Union (NSU), Maring Students� Union, Manipur, Lamkang Students� Union, Aimol Students� Union.