Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, September 14, 2009:
Reiterating its appeal to ensure 3 percent reservation of disabled persons in job recruitment, the All Tribal Disabled Union, Manipur (ATDUM) has cautioned that it would take recourse to more intense agitation in case the grievances of the disabled person is not addressed at the earliest.
A press release issued by ATDUM said that three Maruti cars were vandalised at Chandel, one Tata Sumo at Senapati and another van at Kangpokgpi during the course of its 48 hours chakka bandh called in the five hill districts.
The chakka bandh called against non-inclusion of 3 precent reservation for disabled persons in the recruitment process of teachers under Autonomous District Councils ends at 4 am of September 15.