Our Correspondent
Imphal | February 25
In response to the ban called by Naga Students’ Federation (NSF), volunteers of All Manipur Students’ Union (AMSU) today shut the office of Nagaland State Transport Bus Station here besides creating obstruction to movement of two buses at North AOC.
Talking to reporters, AMSU general general secretary Manjit Sarangthem warned of banning all offices related with the state of Nagaland in Manipur if the stir by NSF is not withdrawn.
He said AMSU has high respect for NSF but urged it to withdraw its stir launched against a single community. The union had earlier also appealed in a statement to the Naga student body to cancel their agitation.
Meawhile, Manipur Deputy Chief Minister Gaikhangam today told the Manipur Assembly that a state police official has been sent to Nagaland as state representative to hold talks with Nagaland in an effort to resolve the issue.
Responding to a calling attention motion raised by the opposition bench in the House, Gakhangam who is also the Home Minister informed that DIG Range-I IK Muivah would be holding talks with his Nagaland counterpart.
He further informed that the Home Department was conducting an inquiry into the incident wherein some leaders of NSF accused the Manipur Police personnel of harassing and assaulting them at Mantripukhri in Imphal West on February 14.
Defending the Manipur Police Commandos, Gaikhangam stated that the police personnel led by a Sub- Inspector were simply carrying out their duty and did not do any harm to the NSF representatives during the incident and.
The NSF had accused the Manipur Police Commandos of roughing up their delegates who were on their way to Ukhrul to take part in Lui-Ngai-Ni festival.
NSF imposed a ban on movement of all vehicles owned by Meiteis/Manipuris in Naga inhibited areas after the Manipur government failed to fulfill their demand for action against the involved police personnel.
The stir began 6 am yesterday, due to which many Manipur-bound vehicles have remained stranded along National Highway 2 (Imphal-Dimapur road).
