IMPHAL, May 2 NNN: After imposing \u2018total bandh\u2019 along the national highways leading to Manipur since April 21, the Zeliangrong organisations have decided this afternoon to suspend the agitation from midnight of today (May 2).
\nThe All Zeliangrong Students Union (AZSU), Zeliangrong Youth Front (ZYF) and Zeliangrong Students Union, Manipur (ZSUM) have been demanding the \u2018safe release\u2019 of school girl Alice Kamei who is allegedly in the custody of the militant outfit Revolutionary Peoples Front (RPF) since March 10.
\nIt is worth noting here that the RPF says Alice Kamei is 16 years old and had joined the outfit on her own volition while the Zeliangrong organisations rejected the former\u2019s version and accused the militant outfit of kidnapping the school girl to force her to join the militant outfit. The Zeliangrong organisations also said that Alice Kamei is only 14 years old.
\nToday, convened by AZSU, ZYF and ZSUM, a public meeting was held in this connection at Tarung Zeliangrong village community hall, Imphal East district and decided to relax the \u2018total bandh\u2019 for the time being. The meeting then strongly condemned the Zeliangrong Union (ZU) and Kabui Mothers\u2019 Association (KAMA) for working against the Zeliangrong people which is totally against the law of the land at the behest of underground group RPF\/PLA.
\n\u201cThe meeting resolved that the same section which invoked on two women child recruiters Thoinu Devi and Ms. Rojita Devi @ Tekpi @ Nene should be invoked to the functionaries of the ZU and KAMA and take action as per law of the land and declared as unlawful organizations,\u201d one of the three meeting resolutions said.
\n\u201cThe public meeting resolved to relax the ongoing bandh on national highways with effect from the midnight of May 2 for few days considering the suffering of the people and appeals made from United Naga Council (UNC), RNBA, Martyr\u2019s Day observation of Neli Chakho and Dikho Loshuo to be held on May 6 at Mao Gate and also appeals from MEELAL and different civil organizations. But the total bandh will be resumed in collaboration with other lawful organizations at any time including the ban on all ongoing mega national projects to secure the safe release of Alice Kamei from the custody of RPF\/PLA,\u201d the second resolution added.
\nThe public meeting then expressed total dissatisfaction and discontentment at the \u201cirresponsible state government of Manipur dealing\u201d on the issue which is sensitive in nature,\u201d the third and the final resolution stated.<\/p>\n\n