Imphal: The 17-hour state wide strike called by a student organisation to protest the induction of Independent MLA Ashab Uddin as parliamentary secretary partially affected normal life in the state capital on Sunday.
Normal life was partially affected in Imphal and in adjoining areas with less vehicles on the road and many shops closed.
There was no report of any untoward incident, official sources said. The Democratic Students’ Alliance of Manipur (DESAM) had called for the 17-hour strike to protest the induction of Independent MLA Ashab Uddin as a parliamentary secretary and the allocation of Education portfolio to him. The strike started from midnight on Saturday night. DESAM had alleged that Uddin “is a non-indigenous person” in the state.
Uddin had won from the Jiribam seat. DESAM president Nameirakpam Edison, on Friday, had maintained that the newly formed BJP coalition government should withdraw the portfolio of Education to Uddin.
He said stronger form of agitation would be taken up after the ongoing Board examination ends if the N Biren Singh-led government fails to comply with their demand.
The Manipur Chief Secretary, O Nabakishore had yesterday appealed to DESAM to call off the bandh in the interest of the general public. (PTI)
