MANIPUR TRUCKS

Hundreds of trucks carrying essential commodities to Manipur have been stranded at Khatkhati area in Karbi Anglong district of Assam near Dimapur in Nagaland following an indefinite road blockade imposed by the Naga Students federation in protest against the unprovoked firing on Naga supporters Last Thursday by Manipur police commandoes. For three days the highways linking Nagaland and Manipur have remained inaccessible due to blockade by Naga organizations to protest the Mao Gate firing incident. The strike has resulted in untold miseries to the people of Manipur as the state is running short of essential commodities. The indefinite road blockade programme has been launched by the Naga Stsudents Federation(NSF) following the killing of three Naga students at Mao Gate, the entry point to Manipur. Manipur security forces while had fired upon Naga demonstrators in a bid to prevent the entry of NSCN(IM) Genereal Secretary Th. Muivah into the state. It may be mentioned that the top Naga rebel leader has been camping at Vishema village bordering Manipur to visit his native village Somdal in Ukhrul district after a gap of forty years. Although the centre has given clearance to Muivah to visit his native village, the Manipur government has defied the centre's permission to the Naga rebel and is determined to prevent his entry at any cost as Ibobi feels that Muivah's visit may create serious law and order problem resulting in enmity between the Nagas and the Meities.

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