TAMENGLONG, Sept 20 NNN: Various organisations of Tamenglong district have threatened to launch series of agitation in the event of the failure from the government side to construct a 5000 metric tone capacity godown in the district headquarters.
Zeliangrong Women Union (Manipur), Zeliangrong Youth Front of Tamenglong Zone, Village Authority Council (Tamenglong) and Zeliangrong Students Union of Tamenglong District affirmed to begin their agitation from October 11 including economic blockade, bandhs and other forms of agitation if the government continues to be adamant to their long time demand to have a 5000 MT capacity godown.
In a joint memorandum submitted to the district deputy commissioner yesterday, the four Zeliangrong based organisations cited the reason that the sole purpose to have such a godown has been to have food security. “We came to learn that this matter has been dragging on too long since the year 2010 without according due attention despite the Honourable Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) had given clear direction to the state government to complete the construction of the said 5000 MT capacity godown in each district headquarters,” pointed out the four organisations in the joint memorandum.
It then stated that the godown should be located only in the district headquarters ‘for obvious reason’.
Delaying to address the matter will invite public fury, added the four Zeliangrong bodies.
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