Fed Up of UG Demands!
Local councillors to begin pen down strike: Imphal, Apr 21: Displeased at getting no response despite protests since April 15 against unbearable monetary demands on them by several militant groups and the state government`s silence on the demand for devolution of power, the elected members of the municipal councils and nagar panchayats have decided to intensify their protest with a pen down strike from tomorrow. The next step will be to tender resignation from the councillorship en-masse, an open letter to the revolutionary groups active in the state, from the secretary of the All Manipur Municipal Council and Nagar Panchayat Joint Action Committee stated. Yesterday also the elected members had threatened to resign on April 28 if the state government did not take up any steps for devolution of power and appropriate action against the militants` demand for diversion of funds released to municipal councils and nagar panchayats. Meanwhile, even as the agitation is in full swing, an underg...