Imphal, July 03, 2010: Four volunteers of All Manipur Students' Union (AMSU) were apprehended today by City Police.

They had been apprehended in connection with a drive of AMSU to investigate the prices of various essential commodities currently selling in the Khwairamband Bazar.

Taking advantage of the economic blockade on NH-39 and NH-53, the business community are selling the essential commodities at exorditant prices.

The General Secretary of AMSU, MD Alamgir appealed to the authority concerned to release their four volunteers unconditionally and without harm.

Interacting with the media persons at its DM College Campus Head Office, Alamgir said that during the economic blockade, the business community of Khwairamband Bazar had consented to AMSU's proposal to sell the essential commodities at prices fixed and agreed by them.

Before their arrest by the City Police the four volunteers had gone today to Khwairamband Bazar to check whether the essential commodities are selling at their prices fixed earlier by the AMSU and the business community.

The four volunteers of AMSU had been identified as Depanjit, HRD Secretary of Head Office, David, senior student volunteer, Thoudam Jagat, Auditor General of AMSU Imphal East District Committee and MD Ajmal, Finance Secretary of AMSU Thoubal District Committee The City Police had not given any reason why the four had been arrested.

The General Secretary urged the authority concerned to release them immediately and unconditionally.

He further informed that prices for the essential commodities were fixed during the economic blockade.

Now the economic blockade is no longer in force, the business community have to lower their prices which they had agreed to do so.

On the contrary some of the traders were found selling their commodities higher than the prices during economic blockade.

Alamgir added that there is no doubt now the police are also involved in sky-rocketing the prices of various commodities.

The police do not arrest those businessmen who sell their commodities at exorbitant rates but nabbed those volunteers of AMSU who asked the businessmen to lower their prices at a reasonable level.

In spite of all these, the AMSU will continue their drive to stop selling essential commodities at exorbitant rates for the welfare of general public.

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