IMPHAL, May 6: A joint meeting of locals of Pallel was convened at Ibuthou Sengmai Ningthou and Nongpok Ningthou Shanglen on May 5 at 11 pm in connection with the unprovoked firing on a crowd who were performing Lai Lamthokpa for Lai Haraoba on May 5 night killing a man besides injuring four others.<\/p>\n
The meeting presided over by Up-Pradhan of Pallel Gram Panchayat adopted certain resolutions regarding the incident.<\/p>\n
It unanimously resolved to form a 13-member Joint Action Committee christened as `JAC Against the Killing of Moirangthem Gopal and Other Victims`\u2122 in connection with the incident of firing.<\/p>\n
The meeting also resolved to call a state-wide general strike on April May 6 and impose indefinite bandh on Aimol road along National Highway 102 to condemn the fatal firing.<\/p>\n
To not accept the dead body of the deceased, compensation of Rs 15 lakh for the deceased and Rs 5 lakh for the injured victims, urge the government to bear medical expenditures for the injured victims, compensation of Rs 15 lakh for halting the Lai Haraoba mid-way, to send written statement to all the cultural organizations about the incident etc are some of the resolutions adopted during the joint meeting<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, subsequent upon its formation, the JAC has submitted a memorandum to Chief Minister O Ibobi urging to take up necessary action against those involved in the killing of M Gopal Singh son of Late M Gourachandra, who lost his life when some unidentified persons opened fire on a group of people while they were taking out Lai Haraoba procession at Pallel Lai Lamthokching on May 5 around 8.30 pm.<\/p>\n\n