IMPHAL, April 6: The Highway Truck Owners`™ Welfare Organisation (HITOWO) has stated that it supports the democratic movement taken up by the JAC in connection with the kidnapping of Lakshmi Phaomei by Md. Afsar son of Md. Nazimuddin of Top Kshetri Leikai as well as against the Manipur Government and Police Department.
According to a release of the organisation, appeal has been made to both the government and police department to not to dismiss cases without inquiring on the facts. It also appealed to all organisations and associations in the state not to impose strikes on NH 37 as the highway is the life line for the people of Manipur.
In this regard, the organisation has appealed to withdraw the general strike called on the NH 37 from April 7-9 and to hold the democratic movement by other means, it said.