MON, SEPTEMBER 7 (MExN): The Konyak Union (KU) Mon branch has informed all shop keepers of Mon Town to shut down their shutters from 6:00am to 6:00pm on September 9, as part of a bandh organised by Mon Block Civil Societies against extortion and harassment taking place in the market area. A press release from the KU Mon informed that it held an emergency coordination meeting with Advisory board, Konyak Nyepuh Sheko Khong Mon Unit, Mon Area Students’ Union, Mon Town Students’ Union, Private Transport Association Mon and Mon Chamber of Commerce & Industry on September 6 regarding the situation at Mon Town markets. As per the Mon Town shopkeepers report there is lots of extortion, donation and harassment in the markets, the KU said. It requested the Mon Area Students’ Union and Mon Town Students’ Union to volunteer during the bandh to ensure smooth enforcement. Any shop found violating this bandh will be strictly dealt with, it added.
