UNC calls 48 hour bandh IMPHAL, July 23: With no action comes forth from the Central government to its five days ultimatum, the United Naga Council (UNC) today announced to impose 48 hours vehicular movement in all the national highways in Naga areas in Manipur from midnight of July 24. According to the UNC, on July 18, a memorandum was dispatched to the Prime Minister of India in which it had reiterated that the Government of India must expedite its intervention with an alternative arrangement, outside the Government of Manipur pending settlement of the Indo-Naga issue and also demanded the Government of India’s intervention for revocation of the vitiating 144 CrPC, removal of the state forces including police commandos and Manipur IRB from ‘Naga areas’ and for ensuring that the Government of Manipur observes the ground rules of the cease-fire in letter and spirit within five days time of that memorandum, which if not considered would be followed with further democratic civil actions. “Having observed no intervention till date from the Government of India, the custodian of the Indian Constitution, which derives its sanctity from the wishes and will of the people, a 48-hour bandh on all vehicular movement of National Highways in ‘Naga areas’ ie NH-2, NH-37 and NH-150 will be observed with effect from the midnight of July 24,” the UNC said today. Educational institutions, medical, power and water supply, postal service will be exempted from the purview of the bandh. While informing the Naga people to remain alert to face any eventuality at this critical time and situation, the UNC urges the general public for their cooperation and solidarity towards their legitimate demands which is being deliberately ignored. Any persons violating the vehicular bandh will be doing so at their own risk, it warned. The UNC then recalled that a 24-hour peaceful total bandh in Naga areas was observed with effect from the midnight of July 15 in protest against the highly vitiated situation brought about by the Government of Manipur after promulgating Section 144 of CrPC in Ukhrul district headquarters in the wake of the unfortunate incident of July 12, 2014. “The sentiment of the Naga people on the militarization of Ukhrul town with the deployment of Manipur Police Commandos and the IRBs was demonstrated loud and clear. However, even after lapse of 10 days, the siege of Ukhrul by the communal state forces continued, disrupting normal life, social functions and church programmes, and creating a war like situation and undermining the democratic rights of the people,” the UNC stated.
Posted on: Wed, 23 Jul 2014 20:11:41 +0000
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