Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, July 18 2009:
The number of vehicles stranded on the National Highway 39 in the Manipur-Nagaland border at Khuzama, Nagaland is reported to be growing longer on every passing day, due to the economic blockade imposed by All Manipur Tribal Students Union, Manipur (ATSUM) from midnight of July 15 .
The economic blockade had been launched owing to the alleged failure of the Government of Manipur to meet the demands of the students body to amend the Manipur reservation of vacancies in post and service (for SC and ST) Act 2007 with the points suggested by ATSUM and make it operational.
ATSUM suspended the blockade for four days which was scheduled to commence from July 11 following an assurance given by tribal Ministers and MLAs.