Newmai News Network Imphal | September 26 An indefinite economic blockade kicked off along the two National Highways linking land-locked Manipur from Monday midnight over delay by the Manipur government in service regularization of Primary School Teachers. The 136 primary teachers were appointed on contractual basis by Senapati Autonomous District Council (ADC) in 2011. The protesting Contract Basis Appointed Teachers Association, ADC Senapati has called the indefinite economic blockade along Imphal-Dimapur road and Imphal-Jiribam road to demand their service regularization. The association said they have not been paid for a long time for their service besides neglecting their long-pending demand for service regularization by the government. Media reports said Senapati District Students’ Association and Senapati District Women Association are likely to back the association in enforcing the economic blockade. It said that the Education Department (S) has already started necessary official process for regularization of services of other primary teachers, leaving aside the plight of the primary teachers appointed under ADC, Senapati, which prompted the association to launch the agitation. Tribal groups often call economic blockade along the two highways, lifelines linking Manipur, to put pressure on the government to fulfill their different demands. During protracted economic blockade people are deprived of consumer and other items disrupting normal life in the state.
