IMPHAL, Feb 23 (NNN): Re-asserting its proposed indefinite public blockade which is to begin from February 24 midnight, the Kuki State Demand Committee (KSDC) on Saturday said it would go ahead with the strike as scheduled earlier.
“The strike will be imposed as announced earlier,” S George Guite, information secretary, KSDC told Newmai News Network.
However, he said movement and transportation of students appearing in the ensuing HSLC exam will be exempted from the purview of the strike.
The public blockade will also relax water supply, media and medical emergencies, Guite said.
The KSDC leader has already announced that the BCIM (Bangladesh- China- India-Myanmar) car rally will not be allowed to pass through the Kuki majority areas in Manipur during the strike.
The car rally has been scheduled to reach Imphal on February 26.
KSDC has been demanding a separate Kuki state within Manipur and urging both Manipur and Central Governments to start peace process with the Kuki National Organisation (KNO) and United People`s Front (UPF), the two umbrella organizations of various Kuki militant outfits in the state.