Imphal, March 04 2009: Objecting to the proposal of shifting the office of ADC from Moreh, three organisations based at the border town have decided to call general strike along the Imphal-Moreh Road for three days starting from March 9. Conveying the joint decision of Hill Tribal Council, Kuki Chiefs' Association and Kuki Students' Union to The Sangai Express, the president of KSO Moreh Block Seihong Haokip informed that a memorandum to this effect has been submitted jointly to the Chief Minister today.

The decision to impose the general strike has been constraint to be taken as the Government has not given any response to an earlier memorandum submitted in this regard, Seithong added.

According to the memorandum submitted to the Chief Minister today, a sea-change has been witnessed in the developmental scenario of the border town after setting up of the ADC/BDO office at Moreh in 1984.However, an order issued by the Principal Secretary (Revenue) on December 23 last year has transferred the power of the BDO Moreh.

Apart from possibility of encouraging communal flare, the move has also caused confusion among the Government officers and the people of the border town.

So, the Government should not shift the office of ADC/BDO from Moreh and the power of the BDO should be handed over to the SDO Tengnoupal, the memorandum demanded.

Setting March 8 as the deadline to the Government for giving a definite reply on the demand, the memorandum has also warned of taking recourse to various intense agitation.

However, the memorandum did not mention anything about imposing the general strike.

3 UGs held: Imphal East Police Commandos have reportedly arrested one PREPAK activist from Kongpal Thongkhong area at around 6.30 am yesterday.

According to a statement issued by SP of Imphal East Th Radheshyam Singh, the arrested PREPAK activist has been identified as Lukram Thambou Singh alias Jinen (22) s/o L Akundrajit Singh of Uripok Khumanthem Leikai.

On verification, Thambou disclosed that he joined PREPAK in 2008 through one Angouba of Uripok and underwent training at Keibulpat under army no.320986 of 31t batch of the outfit.

On the other hand, troops of 20 Assam Rifles apprehended one PLA cadre while checking a Maruti van at Bongyang along Imphal Moreh road yesterday.

One laptop and Rs 30,000 have been recovered from the said cadre.

The individual has been handed over to Tengnoupal police station.

In another incident, troops of 29 AR arrested one UNLF cadre while checking a Tata Sumo (MN 04 A 0152) at Sita Road junction.

He has been identified as E Henba Singh (24) s/o (L) Amu Singh of Kakching.

On interrogation, he confessed that he is an active member of the proscribed UNLF and was moving to Imphal to carry out liaison and meeting with OGW of UNLF in Imphal.

He has been handed over to Tengnoupal police station yesterday, said a press release of PRO Hqs IGAR (S).

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