“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-convenor 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 between ILP activists and a team of police led by Additional Superintendent of Police, Imphal West Police, Yengkhom Victoria on September 8.
Subhachandra warned that strict action would be taken up 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.
The State Government had announced the closure of all schools taking into consideration the law and order situation into consideration.
An order to effect was issued by Principal Secretary Dr J Suresh Babu who is in charge of education yesterday.
Declaring indefinite holiday for all private educational institutions and Government schools and colleges cannot obstruct the ILP movement, he asserted.
He alleged that the Government in cahoots with Additional Superintendent of Police Victoria has been trying to crush the movement, saying the charges against the 12 ILP activists are totally irrational and wrong.
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.
The demand to implement the Inner Line Permit System in the State gathered momentum in the last couple of days.
Source: The Sangai Express
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