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Seeks military’s help to nab culprits involved in assault on a group of singers and students
Imphal, Sep. 8 (EMN): Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Saturday appealed to the All Manipur Students’ Union (AMSU) to withdraw the decision to impose a 100-hour blockade on Imphal-Jiribam sector of the National Highway 37. Chief Minister Biren made the appeal while responding to a question by media during the sidelines of signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the state and VFS Global, a technology services specialist company, which means to introduce a citizen-centric service delivery system by establishing a ‘citizen facilitation centre,’ here on Saturday. On September 3, four persons claiming to be NSCN (I-M) cadres threatened AMSU general secretary Soibam Anil, other volunteers and a group of artistes at Nungba in Tamenglong district when they were returning to Imphal from Silchar after taking part in an event organised by the All Assam Manipuri Students’ Union. However, the NSCN (I-M) has denied involvement in the alleged incident. Instead, it claimed that it had arrested two person who were found extorting at Nungba in the name of the organisation. The Zeliangrong civil organisations (ZCO) later claimed in a statement that it had found out after a preliminary enquiry that the two persons arrested by the NSCN (I-M) were not related to the incident at Nungba HQ. Condemning the incident, Biren informed that the state’s government was trying its best to nab the culprits involved in the incident. Stating that state was also exploring all possible means including taking assistance from the military to arrest the miscreants, he added that it was not feasible to immediately nab the suspects in the hill districts due to difficult terrains. Regarding the demand for establishment of a national highway protection force in the state from some sections, he said that the government had identified some locations along the highway for the security posts. Meanwhile, protesting the government’s failure to nab the perpetrators, the AMSU had called 100 hours blockade on Imphal-Jiribam sector of National Highway 37 from September 8 midnight. A core committee of 10 opposition parties in Manipur and CPI have also demanded the arrest of the miscreants.Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Saturday appealed to the All Manipur Students’ Union (AMSU) to withdraw the decision to impose a 100-hour blockade on Imphal-Jiribam sector of the National Highway 37. Chief Minister Biren made the appeal while responding to a question by media during the sidelines of signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the state and VFS Global, a technology services specialist company, which means to introduce a citizen-centric service delivery system by establishing a ‘citizen facilitation centre,’ here on Saturday. On September 3, four persons claiming to be NSCN (I-M) cadres threatened AMSU general secretary Soibam Anil, other volunteers and a group of artistes at Nungba in Tamenglong district when they were returning to Imphal from Silchar after taking part in an event organised by the All Assam Manipuri Students’ Union. However, the NSCN (I-M) has denied involvement in the alleged incident. Instead, it claimed that it had arrested two person who were found extorting at Nungba in the name of the organisation. The Zeliangrong civil organisations (ZCO) later claimed in a statement that it had found out after a preliminary enquiry that the two persons arrested by the NSCN (I-M) were not related to the incident at Nungba HQ. Condemning the incident, Biren informed that the state’s government was trying its best to nab the culprits involved in the incident. Stating that state was also exploring all possible means including taking assistance from the military to arrest the miscreants, he added that it was not feasible to immediately nab the suspects in the hill districts due to difficult terrains. Regarding the demand for establishment of a national highway protection force in the state from some sections, he said that the government had identified some locations along the highway for the security posts. Meanwhile, protesting the government’s failure to nab the perpetrators, the AMSU had called 100 hours blockade on Imphal-Jiribam sector of National Highway 37 from September 8 midnight. A core committee of 10 opposition parties in Manipur and CPI have also demanded the arrest of the miscreants.