Imphal-Moreh road bandh called

IMPHAL, Sep 30 : Besides decrying the bomb attack on September 28 at Kwatha Khunou Lamkhai, in which a civilian was killed while two women were injured, the Kwatha Village Authority has decided to impose a 24 hour bandh on the Imphal-Moreh line from 6 am of October 1 till 6 am of October 2 to protest the indifference of the Government to the pains and sufferings faced by the villagers.

If the Government does not respond positively to the woes of the people of Kwatha then more agitation will be taken up in the coming days, said the village authority.

In a statement issued to the press today, the Kwatha Village Authority said that N Sangaijao, who was killed in the bomb attack, was a prominent person of the village, who always took the lead in taking up any cause for the people and the place. In his death the people of Kwatha have lost a valuable member.

Drawing the attention of the State Government, the Village Authority urged for immediate intervention so as to remove the fear psychosis that has gripped the people of the village.

The bandh however will be relaxed for essential services including electricity, medical, water supply, religious ceremonies and the media.

The Kwatha People Welfare Organisation, the All Kwatha Meira Paibi and Kwatha Schedule Caste Youth Club have also condoled the demise of Sangaijao.

In a statement, the Kwatha Peoples Welfare Organisation said that N Sangaijao served as the village secretary of Kwatha from 1989 to 1993 and added in his death, Kwatha village has lost someone who always kept the interest of the people above everything else.

The Organisation also expressed strong disapproval over the stoic silence maintained by the State Government over the sense of loss and suffering of the people of Kwatha.