IMPHAL | Oct 3
The Manipur Home Guard Employees Welfare Association postponed their intensifed agitation planned to be launched today in view of the panchayat, zilla parishad elections.
Speaking to media persons today at Manipur Press Club, Imphal the association’s general secretary, Kh. Inaobi said that the association appreciates the steps taken by the chief minister to release their pending salary in the interest to Ningol Chakouba festival.
She hoped that the DGP and the home guard CO will release the four to five months pending salary as directed by the chief minister.
A delegation association will visit the Prime Minister and the Union home minister to submit memorandum to increase the monthly allowance as directed by the Supreme Court.
The association once again appealed to the government to increase their monthly allowance as per the order of Supreme Court as a salary of only Rs. 5,000 is very small to support a family.
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