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IMPHAL, March 26 (NNN): A 48-hour national highway `total blockade` has been called from the midnight of March 27 by the All Zeliangrong Students Union of Assam, Manipur, Nagaland (AZSU-AMN), Zeliangrong Youth Front (ZYF-AMN) and Zeliangrong Students Union, Manipur (ZSUM) demanding the safe release of Alice Kamei, a class nine student of Grace Reach Academy.
According to AZSU, ZYF and ZSUM, the total blockade will be imposed along national highways passing through the `Zeliangrong areas` as the first phase of agitation.”We have served a five-day ultimatum to the state government of Manipur on March 20 which expired on March 25 for the safe release of Alice Kamei but since nothing concrete has come-forth, we have no other option but to call the bandh,” said AZSU, ZYF and ZSUM today.
Alice Kamei, reading in Class-IX at Grace Reach Academy, Hiyanglam, daughter Chakri (Punshichao) Kamei of Chingphu Zeliangrong village was kidnapped by some persons who claimed themselves to be from the Revolutionary People`s Front/People`s Liberation Army (RPF/PLA). Alice Kamei reportedly went missing since March 10, according to the three Zeliangrong organisations.
“Different mode of democratic agitations will be taken up in the event of the failure to release the minor girl who has been held hostage since March 10. The decision to impose the total blockade was taken as the kidnappers ignored our humble appeal to release Alice Kamei,” they said.
Meanwhile, AZSU, ZYF, ZSUM has appealed to all the general public and transporters to extend their fullest co-operation and make the blockade a grand success.
“Any untoward incident occuring during the total blockade shall be the sole responsibility of the defaulters. Any organization, individual or agency which defy the total blockade is construable as anti peace loving people,” the AZSU, ZYF and ZSUM said.
Medical and fire services, media, power department will be exempted from the purview of the blockade, they added.
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