Imphal, Sep 7 : Nine goods- laden trucks were burnt down at Kangpokpi bridge in Sadar Hills by blockade volunteers this evening.
According to the Sadar Hills District Demand Committee spokesman, over 20 trucks came from Dimapur side along with a convoy of Assam Rifles. The volunteers of SHDDC intercepted the convoy at the bridge at around 6 pm and set the goods trucks on fire. He added that nine of the trucks were burnt down.
Accusing the Assam Rifles, the SHDDC spokesman said the Assam Rifles collected money from certain transporters in exchange for the provision of escort. “These activities of the Assam Rifles have been going on for sometime during the SHDDC agitation,” he alleged.
Meanwhile, the Sadar Hills District Demand Committee (SHDDC) has announced lifting of the 35 day-old ‘general strike’ in Sadar Hills from midnight tonight. However, the economic blockade will continue.
Announcing its decision today, the SHDDC said considering the immense suffering of the public they have decided to lift the bandh. The decision of the SHDDC followed a day after the United Naga Council (UNC) had lifted its total bandh.
With these developments, there will be free flow of passenger buses, taxis and private vehicles except the goods vehicles.
On August 21, the Nagas under the banner of United Naga Council imposed counter bandh in “Naga areas” against any move to bifurcate “Naga areas” for the creation of new districts.
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