Shut down of central institutions continues
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, September 12 2023:
Demanding removal of Assam Rifles from the state, people of different localities continued their agitation of shutting down central institutions operating in the state, on Tuesday.
Locals of Akampat in Imphal East and Langol in Imphal West on Tuesday came out and shut down the National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology (NIELIT) in Akampat and the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Manipur in Langol and prevented students and staff of both the institutes from entering the campuses.
People from in and around Langol came out at around noon and locked the administrative block of NIT Manipur.
Later, police arrived and broke open the lock.
On the other hand, people from Singjamei Wangma Kshetri Leikai and its surrounding areas arrived at NEILIT in Akampat around 10 am and locked the main gate of the institute after driving out all the staff and students from the institute.
Later at around 11 am, Irilbung police team arrived and broke opened the lock.