Kangleipak Kanba Lup (KKL) along with 13 other CSOs on Thursday declared that the counter blockade to All Tribal Students Union Manipur’s (ATSUM) statewide economic blockade has been suspended indefinitely.
A release jointly issued by Salai Kanba Lup (SKL), Kanglei Kanba Lup (KKL), Salaicha Pibarel Punshi Marup, Social Youth Development Organisation Phougakchao Ikahai (SYDOP), Youth Development Organisations (YDO), Lamthabung Area Voluntary Association (LAVA), Torbung Area Sporting Association (TASA), Social Welfare Club (SWC), Youth Development Club (YDC), Brothers’s United Torbung, Youth Social Development Organisations (YSDO), Ibudhou Thougaloi Youth Development Organisations, JAC Tiddim Road, and Torbung GP Meira Paibi Lup stated that the counter blockade has been suspended indefinitely, following ATSUM’s indefinite suspension of the statewide economic blockade.
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It decried ATSUM for causing hardship to the whole population of Manipur for the interest of a few communities. It recalled similar past incidents of such statewide economic blockade harming the entire population for days on.
“Such economic blockades hugely affect the revenue and the daily turnover of the state, as well as the economy of the general population, all of which goes without any compensation,” it stated.
It appealed to all concerned not to declare such “selfish” statewide economic blockades which harm the entire population for the interest of particular communities. It also assured to extend support to the joint organisations on any statewide movements.
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