IMPHAL, June 30: Demanding enactment of a fresh bill during the ongoing 11th Session of 10th Manipur Legislative Assembly in place of the Manipur Regulation of Visitors, Tenants & Migrant Workers`™ Bill, 2015 to monitor the incessant influx of outsiders into the state, Women`™s and Students`™ Wing of Joint Committee on Inner Line Permit System (JCILPS) took out a rally today and tried to storm the Assembly.
The protesters numbering around 1000 people gathered at Khurai Popular High School, Imphal East and marched towards the Assembly passing through Lamlong Bridge and Khongnang Ani Karak.
However, they were stopped by security personnel near Lamlong Bazar resulting in a heated confrontation between them.
Though the rallyists attempted to further march towards the Assembly by trying to overcome the resistance of the security personnel, they were retreated back to Khurai Popular High School where the protestors finally dispersed at around 2.40 pm.
Mention may be made here that the JCILPS which is spearheading the movement of collective demand for implementation of Inner Line Permit System in the state to check the rampant entry of outsiders so as to safeguard the indigenous people, had submitted a memorandum a memorandum to Chief Minister O Ibobi on June 25 last urging to implement the system at the earliest.