IMPHAL, November 24: Locals today converged at Nongpok Sekmai in Thoubal district and held a public meeting regarding the failure of the government to look into the deplorable conditions of the roads connecting Nongpok Sekmai in Heirok of Thoubal district to Yairipok Bazar and to Thoubal passing through Charangpat.
The public meeting further set a 10-day deadline for the concerned authorities to look into the matter and take up repairing works of the roads and further warned of strong agitations incase the government fail to act on their demands.
The meeting, which was organized by the All India Students’ Federation, AISF, Nongpok Sekmai unit at the North Eastern Sporting Association, appealed to the Heirok MLA M Okendro who is also a minister of the state cabinet and the concerned authorities to act on their demands in 10 days’ time.
Today’s public meeting was also attended by several local leaders, local club members, meira paibis, Shikhong Sekmai Nagar Panchayat chairperson M Govin Singh amongst others.
Meanwhile, earlier in the day, angered locals had burnt tyres at the Sikhong Sekmai road and blocking vehicular traffic, while shops remained closed.