IMPHAL, May 5: The 48-hour State-wide bandh being clamped by the two Joint Action Committees constituted against the death of Sagolshem Prashanta who was found dead hanging from a tree under suspicious condition near Teramakhong Junior High School at Lilong Haoreibi Awang Leikai on April 26, is going on peacefully with no reports of any untoward incidents.
Prashanta, alias Abung, 22 son of S Roshan Singh hailed from Kakwa Makha Nameirakpam Leikai Beni Leirak, Imphal West.
The bandh that started from yesterday midnight is being imposed by the JAC Against the Brutal Killing of S Prashanta alias Abung, Nameirakpam Leikai and JAC Against the Unfortunate Death of S Prashanta at Lilong Haoreibi Awang Leikai, Lilong.
Two frontal organizations All Manipur United Clubs’ Organization (AMUCO) and United Committee Manipur (UCM) are supporting the bandh.
Inter-state and inter-district passenger services stayed off the road due to the bandh. Business establishments, main markets including Khwairamband Keithel and oil pumps remained closed.
Rate of attendance of students at their educational institutes and employees both for government and private was minimal. The bandh also brought all kinds of entertainment programmes to cease.
However, few diesel auto passenger and private vehicles were seen plying along the roads.
A large number of bandh supporters came out and blocked road at Pishumthong, Heirangoithong and Langthabal along Imphal-Mayang-Imphal road by placing tree trunks.
The same was also witnessed at Singjamei, Canchipur and Lilong areas. Several good-laden and passenger vehicles were smashed by the bandh supporters for defying the bandh.
However, there is no news of any untoward incidents till the time of filing this report.
Talking about the ongoing bandh to this daily, convener of the JAC Against the Brutal Killing of S Prashanta alias Abung, Ashem Sunil said that the Police Department seems incompetent as it has utterly failed to establish facts behind Prasanta’s death so far.
The JAC convener added that public will suffer more from the series of agitation launched by the JACs if the government continues to ignore its demand.