Total shutdown in Manipur, Tripura today against ‘forced merger’ of two states

Dimapur, Oct. 14 (EMN): A join team of Alliance for Socialist Unity Kangleipak (ASUK) and National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) has called total shutdown in Manipur and Tripura from 5 am to 5 pm of October 15.

According to reports, the shutdown was called to protest against the ‘forced merger’ of the two states in the Union of India in 1949.

ASUK is a conglomerate of several militant outfits operating in Manipur while NLFT is a militant outfit based in Tripura.

Leaders of the outfits appealed to the general public of both the states to mark the “dark period of our history.