General strike cripples normal life
IMPHAL, April 15: General strikes including public curfew imposed by
outlawed underground organisations ahead of the two-day visit of the
President of India Pranab Mukherjee have paralysed the normal life in
the state. Ahead of the President’s arrival at Tulihal Airport, Imphal,
CorCom comprising of KCP, PREPAK, PREPAK (PRO), KYKL, UNLF and RPF had
boycotted the Presidential visit and called a general strike.
United Revolutionary Front, Manipur had also imposed a general strike
from 5 am. today till the time the President leaves Imphal on April 16
while another outfit KCP (MC) imposed public curfew from 5 am today to 5
am tomorrow. Activities at all commercial areas including the
Khwairamband Keithel were negligible. The general strike called by the
ug groups also affected the educational institutions including
government schools as all schools remained closed for the day. Cinema
halls and other entertainment centres also remained shut.
Oil pumps also remained closed. The general strike also affected
passenger vehicle service in the state with both inter state and inter
district passenger vehicles remaining off the roads. The percentage of
private vehicles were also almost negligible. Most roads in the general
areas of Imphal City and greater Imphal wore deserted look. However as a
large number of state security personnel including central para
military forces took up stringent security measures, there were no
report of undesirable incidents in the midst of the first day of the
general strikes called by UG outfits.
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