UKHRUL, February 16: The All Ukhrul Mini Secretariat employees staged a cease work sit-in protest today outside the campus of the Ukhrul Mini-Secretariat from 11:00am till 3:00pm protesting against the incident in which unidentified miscreants threw an explosive device from outside the DC`s Official bungalow`s gate that took place on February 14. The incident fortunately created no unwanted casualties in the event.
The protestors including the SDOs, SDCs,other DLOs and all the employees of the Ukhrul Mini-Secretariat Office. They carried placards that read, “we hate violence, please don`t repeat such act”, ” we condemn bomb blast at Ukhrul DC`s Bungalow on 14th Feb. “, “bomb culture must be stopped” amongst others.
The protestors including the SDOs, SDCs and other employees expressed shock and strongly condemned the incident citing that the DC Ukhrul has been very actively involved in Ukhrul`s welfare development activities by involving his interest. A protestor on ground of anonymity said, “Such uncivilized act creates unwanted situation that can affect the peace loving society in the district. If there are grounds of discontent over the nature of works being undertaken under the DC, that should be taken up at the office level as the DC is always available to talk and discuss whatsoever the matter or the problems faced by the people of the district.