General strike disrupts normal life

By Our Staff Reporter
IMPHAL, Oct 15 : The general strike called by several militant groups including the CorCom and ASUK in denunciation of the alleged annexation of Manipur by India on October 15, 1949 disrupted normal life in the State.
On account of the general strike, all types of public transport services including inter-State and inter-district public transportation were suspended.
All major business establishments and commercial centres including Khwairamband Keithel  remained shut even though some private vehicles were seen on the roads.
Schools as well as oil pumps remained closed.
Coupled with the general strike and Saturday being holiday for Government offices, traffic volume on all major roads of Imphal was quite sparse.
The general strike had some impacts in the hill districts too as there was no transport service between districts headquarters and Imphal.
However, there was no report of any untoward incident.
Nonetheless, police took up stringent security measures at different places, particularly at vulnerable areas.
The general strike disrupted normal life in Jiribam district too.
All major markets and business establishments remained shut. All passenger vehicles plying on Jiribam-Silchar route, Silchar-Tamenglong route and Jiribam-Imphal route suspended normal operations. All schools located in the district were closed for the day.
In Thoubal district, the market centres and shops of Yairipok, Thoubal, Wangjing, Khongjom etc remained shut.
Even though private vehicles were seen on roads, there was no public transport service. Normal life was thrown out of gear in Bishnupur district too on account of the general strike.
The markets of Nambol, Oinam, Bishnupur, Ningthoukhong, Moirang, Kumbi and Kwakta were deserted and shops pulled down their shutters.     East Mojo