Brushing aside the threat of a counter blockade by certain Karbi -based Meitei organization, the NSF today decided to intensify the ongoing bandh I on all the Manipur vehicles in Naga inhabited areas. The bandh was called due to non response for a public apology by Okram Ibobi Singh government for preventing the NSF from going to Oinam village for the May 7 Federal Assembly.
All those who spoke, expressed ire at the Ibobi government for not responding to the NSF demand of a public apology for insulting Nagas.
NSF President Mutsikhoyo Yhobu told the Nagaland Post here, today, that the federating units endorsed and extended full support to its decision. Achumbemo Kikon, a former NSF leader said there would be no backing out of the demand. Another NSF leader blamed the Ibobi government for the problem but assured that no innocent Meitei living in Nagaland would be harassed or harmed.
On the movement of hundreds of vehicles to Imphal through the NH-53, the NSF said some leaders of its subordinate body, ANSAM and its unit AZSU, were arrested while enforcing the bandh. More volunteers would be sent to enforce the bandh it said.
On the threat of counter-blockade by some Karbi-based organization, the NSF dismissed it as "stage managed" by the Manipuri community living in a few pockets in present Dima Haoji district of Assam. NSF said it was in touch with the "genuine organization" with whom a joint statement had recently been issued.
Altogether, representatives of 13 federating units and three subordinate bodies of the NSF attended the emergency Presidential Councils meeting held today.
State cabinet to discus new power structure for ADCs
Imphal, May 27(IFP): A state cabinet meeting will be convene tomorrow under the chair of chief minister at his official bunglow to recommend the Governof Manipur to summon the full budget session of the state which from the second week of next month.The cabinet sitting will also among others discus the reconsideration of power structure of the ADCs, a source said.
According to a highly placed official source, special cabinet meeting of the SPF government is going to held at 2 pm tomorrow under the chairmanship of chief minister O Ibobi Singh at his official bungalow.
The source further mentioned that the propose cabinet meeting will going to discussed various agendas including summoning of full budget session of the state, filling up of posts for MPSC by direct recruitment, finalisation of the combined entrance test through MPSC for, MCS, MPS, MFS, and junior MCS, extension of service age of Manipur Home Guards and inhancement of their remunerations.
Amongst the agendas is also consideration of delegation of powers and functions of the Autonomous District Councils (Financial & Adminsitrative Powers and entrusting schemes like MGNRES, NRHM, BADP, BRGF, IAY, School Education upto class-VIII, Health Care upto PHSC, MSSP etc.) and determination of pay and allowances of the chairman and members the District Councils, requirement of vehicles, drivers, office maintainances etc. per annum as per rules.
The official source further mentioned that the proposed state cabinet meeting tomorrow afternoon will also discus various other agendas which referred from the previous sitting the source added.
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