Nagas’ blockade in Manipur from Nov 3

EMN DIMAPUR, October 30 The United Naga Council (UNC) has resolved to impose a 10-day economic blockade from midnight of November 2. This decision was taken during the UNC ‘presidential council meeting’ held on Thursday. The meeting seriously reviewed the overall political development and situation prevailing in the state of Manipur particularly Nagas and tribals in the hills and resolved to impose 10 days economic blockade along the national highways and ban construction of national and international projects including Trans Asian Railways from midnight of November 2 in protest against the passing of “infamous 3 anti tribal bills and the 2 resolutions” by the Manipur Legislative Assembly on the August 31, 2015 and consequent upon killing of 9 innocent civilians including a minor on August 31 and September 1, 2015 by the communal state forces while defending the inalienable rights of the tribal people and whose bodies are still laying at the morgue of the Civil Hospital, Churachandpur headquarters. “Further, as per the resolution No. 4 of the UNC Presidential Council meeting of the 7thSeptember 2015 official intimation were served to all the 7 (seven) Naga MLAs to resign from their respective membership for not defending the rights and interest of the Nagas and tribal both inside and outside the Manipur Legislative Assembly on the 9th of September and also convened a joint meeting on the 14th , 17th and 19th of September 2015 however none of them have tendered their resignation defying the directive of the Naga peoples,” the UNC resolution stated. “Therefore, UNC presidential council meeting reaffirmed its previous resolution and banned the movement of 7 Naga MLAs of Congress party in Naga territory with immediate effect till they resign from the membership of the Manipur Legislative Assembly. Tribes hohos and Naga public are informed and directed not to give them any position and platform in Naga society including tribe, church, women, student, organisation/association, village level etc. social sanction in any form will be imposed upon any one defying this directive,” it added.