Newmai News Network
IMPHAL, SEPTEMBER 11
The Joint Committee on Inner Line Permit System (JCILPS), Student Wing today announced that it would enforce an indefinite ‘curfew’ on business activities of non-locals in Manipur beginning tomorrow until its demands are met by the state Government.
“We’ve decided to enforce an indefinite curfew on business activities of non-Manipuris in the state from tomorrow until all the 12 activists of ILP movement including students arrested by police are released and Additional Superintendent of Police (Traffic) Yengkhom Victoria is suspended from service,” JCILPS, Students Wing co-convener, S Subhachandra announced at a press meet. A police team from Porompat Police Station arrested the 12 persons including members of JCILPS, Women Wing following an altercation broke out between ILP activists and a team of police led by Additional Superintendent of Police, Imphal West Police, Yengkhom Victoria here on September 8. Subhachandra warned of action if any non-local is found defying the curfew. He accused the Manipur Government of paying no heed to the Inner Line Permit (ILP) issue.
Condemning the state Government for declaring indefinite holiday for all educational institutions from today, he said the Government had committed such blunders in the past too.
Declaring indefinite holiday for all private educational institutions and Government schools and colleges cannot obstruct the ILP movement, he said. He alleged that the Government in cahoots with Additional Superintendant of Police Victoria has been trying to crush the movement, saying the charges against the 12 ILP activists is totally irrational. JCILPS, Students Wing has never raised fund collected from the public nor has beaten any non-local during the movement to date, Subhachandra said. He sought full cooperation from the public in enforcing the curfew on business activities of non-Manipuris.
