Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, July 31 2010:
Manipur People's Party (MPP) has resumed protest against price rise in Manipur, after they held a series of protest against price rise in the state, its leaders were on fast unto death stir , tried to disturb functioning of just concluded assembly session, its party workers shouted inside the assembly to register their protest against price rise in the state.
MPP, in a public meeting, has alleged that under Secular Progressive Government recruitment through bribery has become a culture in the state.
In a sit in protest cum public meeting organised by the Heingang Kendra, MPP and women front of the party, Chanura Marup at Sangapham Market today alleged the government has miserably failed to address core issues of people arising out of the price rise and under Secular Progressive Government recruitment through bribery has become a culture in the state.
The sit in protest was participated by party workers, MPP Youth Front workers, Heingang Kendra Chanura Marup, besides people of the Kendra.
In the sit in protest MPP strongly condemned the Government for failure in bringing down the prices of essential commodities.
They alleged that almost all essential commodities starting from food items to agricultural inputs are selling at high price and the Government has failed to treat the issue as serious, leaving people to fend themselves on the suffering out of the price rise.
The sit in protest also demanded the incumbent Government to resign if they are unable to bring the prices of essential commodities at normal rate, they went on to allege that the state has become a land without governance , it has miserably failed to take people's issues seriously, they also further alleged that present Government under SPF has taught the culture of entering into Government jobs through bribery.