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Home Guard personnel to launch hunger strike
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, July 18 2017:
The Manipur Home Guard Employees' Welfare Association will launch hunger strike from July 20 if the Govt fails to meet their demands .
Speaking to media persons during the last day of their sit-in protest held at Keishampat Leimajam Leikai community hall today, VP of the association, Soram Prabhabati said that the salaries of more than two thousand home guard personnel have not been increased by the Govt despite a Supreme Court’s order directing the State to increase the salary.
As such, the association has been launching various forms of protest since June 22 till today .
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After a break tomorrow, the home guard personnel will launch a hunger strike at Khurai Puthiba Lai Shanglen, Prabhabati said .
The hunger strike will be undertaken in batches of five in a consecutive manner.
It has been about 25 days since the protests began but the Govt has failed to response at all .
She further added that if the Govt wants to talk, the movement will be withdrawn only if the talks are going to be fruitful.
The Govt and the 60 MLAs should not underestimate the home guard personnel and should not forget that they have voting rights.
If all the Home Guard personnel join in the protest, it will be a very difficult situation for the Govt, Prabhabati added.
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