IMPHAL, June 21: In continuation of its agitation `Reckoning of the Others`™ fourth phase which was launched on June 15, the All Tribal Students Union, Maun Tombing group will launched indefinite economic blockade along the National Highways in the State and shut down all national projects including the construction of rail lines in the State from midnight of June 22.
The decision to intensify the agitation was taken as the government has failed to act on their demands, said president of the student body Maun Tombing during a press conference held at their Nagaram office today.
He said the fourth phase agitation has been on for more than a week now, however, the government has continued to maintain silence on the demands made including regularization of 268 hills based contract lecturers, 333 adhoc teachers who have been already approved by the State cabinet and the establishment of a ST Commission, filling up of back log ST reservation in JNIMS and Assembly Secretariat.
ATSUM`™s demands have been pending since two years, he said appealing to the transporters, businessmen and general public to support them.
He said the demands are made to minimize the valley-hills inequality.
Acknowledging support to the agitation, All Manipur Tribal Union general secretary Romeo Dungdon said the prolonged inaction on the part of the State government concerning the constitutional provisions of the tribal has frustrated the tribal communities as a whole.
So AMTU full support and endorse the ATSUM agitation, he said.
It is appeal to all the tribal communities and also other communities of state to cooperate ATSUM agitation which is a common cause for the welfare of people. And also urged all the transporter and vehicle owner to standby for cause of tribal people so that any untoward incident will be minimised, said Romeo.
ATSUM appealed to general public, businessmen and oil pump outlets not to take advantage of ATSUM`™s agitation and hike prices of fuel and other essential commodities.
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