Imphal, May 4 UNA : Joint Action Committee (JAC) formed over the controversial death by hanging of Sagolsem Prashanta today announced a two-day state-wide general strike beginning from Wednesday midnight.
The general strike was called at a time while Joint Committee on Inner Line Permit System (JCILPS) announced a 42-hour “public curfew” which would be started from the midnight of May 5.
The decision to call the general strike was taken in a meeting held at the office of the United Committee Manipur (UCM) in which members of another JAC formed by the people of Lilong area where the youth was found murder and leaders of UCM and All Manipur United Club Organizations, (AMUCO) took part.
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