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Naga shutdown in Manipur paralyses life | A 72-hour shutdown called by the All Naga Students
Association of Manipur (ANSAM) in protest over alleged suppression of their rights by the Manipur Government brought normal life to a halt in Manipur's Senapati
District. "We take up this on-going agitation in protest against the arrest warrant
issued against the Naga leaders by the Manipur Government for no fault of theirs.
The way and the manner in which the government treated our leaders like criminals
is very unfortunate. We feel the only option is to demonstrate our resentment,"
said Apem, General Secretary, ANSAM. The locals are supporting the shutdown call
and complaining that the attitude of the state government is step-motherly towards
the Naga people. "We totally support the shutdown, because we are against the
communal government, which is of Manipur, and their attitude towards the Naga
people has been, they have been treating us so step motherly," said Abdul, a local.
"We totally are against attitude of the Manipur Government, and therefore, we
have no option but this is the only way out to address our grievances," he added.
The Nagas residing in the districts of Manipur that skirt the Nagaland state are
demanding provision of the Sixth Schedule in the hills districts. In the month
of April, the Nagas launched an economic blockade that paralyzed life for 68 days
against the Manipur government's decision to hold district council elections under
the existing provisions of the District Council Act, 2008. The Nagas have also
been angry over a Manipur Government directive banning the entry of Thuingaleng
Muivah, General Secretary of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah
(NSCN-IM) from visiting his native village in Senapati district. |
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