KANGPOKPI, February 17: The Joint Action Committee Joint Action Committee on Kadangband killing is set to go ahead with its proposed 5-days Economic Blockade in all national highway from Tuesday midnight.
All the Kuki civil bodies within Sadar Hills have already extended their support to the proposed blockade.
Thangminlen Haokip, Convener of the Joint Action Committee stated that the protest will go ahead as declared since we have no intimation or any positive response from the state Government in spite of the announcement of the protest.
The protest is related to a killing incident where an innocent civilian driver and a CAO of a SoO Signatory of Kuki armed organization were slain in Assam Rifles action suspected to be a case of fake encounter killing.
He continued that the JAC had made it clear to the Government to furnish the magisterial inquiry report on the case within 15 days but the Government has failed to do so.
The Government`™s apathy towards is hurtful maintained Thangminlen Haokip.
We are very much aware of the ongoing HSE and HSLC Examination in the state said the JAC Convener and reassured once again that there will be no disruption either in travels to examination centres or at the centres.
He also urged the general public to enthusiastically lend their support towards the JAC.
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