TSA defers its proposed bandh
Source: Hueiyen News Service / NNN

Imphal, July 06 2014: Thadou Students Association-General Headquarters (TSA-GHQ) has deferred its proposed 72 hours bandh by one day.

TSA-GHQ said today that its proposed bandh will begin from midnight of July 7 instead of July 6.However, there is also no certainty whether the TSA-GHQ will go ahead with its bandh from midnight of July 7 as there will be a talk between the Thadou students' body and the 'concerned authority' at 3 pm on July 7.The TSA-GHQ said the bandh will go ahead only if the July 7 talk fails.

On July 2, the TSA-GHQ had announced that if the state government fails to terminate Chaba Lukho, the Commanding Officer (C.O) of the 7th IRB from his post by July 6 then the students' body will impose state wide 72 hours bandh from the midnight of July 6 .

TSA-GHQ is in agitating mode following the alleged indifferent and callous attitude of Chaba Lukho to the accident victims incurred by his convoy on June 16 between Koirengei and Khonghampat in north Imphal under Sekmai police station.

TSA-GHQ leaders alleged that on the fateful day, the convoy of 7th IRB led by C.O Chaba Lukho hit an Alto car bearing registration number ML-05F-2825 and sped away without bothering to halt and see what had happened though he had the full knowledge of the accident.

In the accident, six occupants in car including a 3 years old boy were hurt.

They were rushed to Regional Institute of Medical Science (RIMS) in Imphal but due to the nurses agitation the victims got treated at KCC hospital at Dewlahlane in Imphal.

According to TSA-GHQ, an FIR was lodged at the Sekmai police station and on June 19 the Investigating Officer of the Sekmai police station summoned both the parties, but neither C.O.Chaba Lukho nor anyone from the 7th IRB came.

On June 28 a bandh was called but to no avail.

Irked by the attitude of Chaba Lukho the TSA-GHQ submitted a memorandum to Manipur Home Minister Gaikhangam demanding that the IRB officer be terminated from his post by July 6 or else 72 hours bandh will be imposed in the state.

If the TSA-GHQ goes ahead with its 72 hours bandh then it will effect in the Imphal-Dimapur road, the Imphal-Moreh road, Imphal-Jiribam road and Imphal-Churachandpur road.

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