The United Diesel Auto Owners and Drivers Union (UDAODU) has on Saturday announced a 13-hour Manipur state wide general strike on September 2 from 5 am to 6 pm in protest against the killing of autorickshaw driver Ayekpam Naveen.
A mass sit-in protest was held at 20 different places between Wahengbam Leikai and Langjing along National Highway 37 (Imphal-Jiribam road) on Saturday against driver Naveen killing.
UDAODU said in a statement that it will impose a 13-hour Manipur bandh on September 2 to lodge a protest against the state Government for its failure to nab and punish the culprits.
Driver Naveen aged 55, hailed from Tera Loukrakpam Leikai in Imphal West district was found murdered at Thoubal district’s Tangjeng on August 28.
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