Newmai News Network
Imphal | August 23
Intensifying their agitation, "Successful Candidates of Manipur Police Constable (Male) 2013" has announced an indefinite Manipur statewide bandh beginning Tuesday midnight after ten members of the group were injured, one of them critically, when they clashed with police here on Tuesday.
"The police brutality has prompted us to intensify our stir. Until the government withdraws its order cancelling the recruitment process, there will be no let up in the stir," a spokesperson said.
One goods-laden truck was torched last night near Keithelmanbi along NH-2 by suspected economic blockade supporters. The constables have been enforcing an indefinite economic- blockade along the two highways connecting Manipur to push for their demand disrupting goods supply.
Earlier in the day, the police constable candidates organised a meeting at the Singjamei community hall before taking out a rally.
When the demonstration, which was participated by around 1000 protesters, reached Super Market, Singjamei, a large number of police barred them from moving further resulting in a violent confrontation between the two sides.
The protesters were planning to march towards the Chief Minister's Bungalow when they confronted the strong police team who fired several round of tear gas canisters and mock bombs to disperse them.
Ten protesters were injured, one of them critically, in the police action. Two injured protesters were rushing to hospital.
The constable candidates numbering about 2000 took part in the recruitment process completing the physical efficiency test, written test and viva- voce.
They had been demanding the Home Department to declare the results being withheld. But now the government has issued a fresh order to cancel the entire recruitment process which prompted them to launch the stir, as per media reports here.
