K Songreng Kom, spokesperson of KSO Sadar Hills, said that as the Government and authorities concerned have neglected their humble appeal to initiate appropriate action upon the commando personnel assaulting their General Secretary without any reason and removal of the police commandos from the hill areas, the KSO have decided, in an emergency meeting, with their federating unit today, to imposed 24 hours total shutdown from 5 am of March 7 till 5 am of March 8.

All transport, business establishments, government institutions, etc. will be completely closed during the total shutdown, he added.

In case the Government and authorities concerned failed to deliver their demand even after resorting to total shutdown, they will decide further course of agitation which will be intensified in the strongest form in collaboration with the public and various other civil society organizations, he said.

He recalled that the General Secretary of KSO Sadar Hills was assaulted by the police commando at Kalapahar on March 3 without any reason after he returned home from monitoring the construction work of KSO Sadar Hills administrative office building at Kangpokpi which resulted in rapture eardrum of the student body leader.

While recalling the police commando personnel’s disrespectful statement of KSO and civil society organizations, the KSO Sadar Hills also said that they will let the police commando know and hear the music of KSO and the civil society organizations.

The student body spokesperson also appealled to the general public and transport department to cooperate with them during the total shutdown.