Imphal: Taking to the streets to protest in opposition to the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, vendors downed shutters and staged a sit-in protest in Imphal on Saturday. Protests in opposition to the invoice have been additionally held in different districts, with agitators burning effigies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Rajnath Singh.
Women vendors of the Ima Market demanded that the state govt should factor a white paper with the reassurance that the invoice won't affect the state of Manipur. Agitators beneath the aegis of Manipur People Against Citizenship Amendment Bill 2016, staged a mass sit-in near the marketplace structures in Imphal. Showing solidarity to the sit-in, investors throughout Imphal town downed shutters in Thangal Bazar, Paona Bazar, Bir Tikendrajit Road, Dharamsala, Nagamapal and Wahengbam Leikai.
Women vendors’ leader Thingujam Ongbi Rani mentioned the protests are being held because the id of the indigenous other folks of the state can be threatened if the invoice is handed. She added that the ruling and opposition events should join palms to struggle in combination in opposition to the invoice. “If the government offers a written assurance that the invoice won't affect the state, we can withdraw our protests. But if that doesn’t occur and the invoice isn't withdrawn, then we can continue with our protests,” she mentioned.
Widespread protests in opposition to the invoice have been additionally staged at other places in Imphal East, Imphal West, Thoubal, Kakching and Bishnupur districts.Volunteers of outstanding student our bodies of the state — AMSU, MSF, DESAM, SUK, KSA and AIMS — along side a neighborhood civil body and women marketplace vendors burnt effigies of Modi and Rajnath at Yairipok in Thoubal district. They additionally shouted slogans in opposition to the proposed regulation.
Students of Manipur College additionally held a identical protest, hard that the invoice should not be handed in the Rajya Sabha. Protests in opposition to the invoice have been additionally held at Ningthoukhong in Bishnupur, Tera area in Imphal West and Thoubal Haokha area in Thoubal district.
Women vendors of the Ima Market demanded that the state govt should factor a white paper with the reassurance that the invoice won't affect the state of Manipur. Agitators beneath the aegis of Manipur People Against Citizenship Amendment Bill 2016, staged a mass sit-in near the marketplace structures in Imphal. Showing solidarity to the sit-in, investors throughout Imphal town downed shutters in Thangal Bazar, Paona Bazar, Bir Tikendrajit Road, Dharamsala, Nagamapal and Wahengbam Leikai.
Women vendors’ leader Thingujam Ongbi Rani mentioned the protests are being held because the id of the indigenous other folks of the state can be threatened if the invoice is handed. She added that the ruling and opposition events should join palms to struggle in combination in opposition to the invoice. “If the government offers a written assurance that the invoice won't affect the state, we can withdraw our protests. But if that doesn’t occur and the invoice isn't withdrawn, then we can continue with our protests,” she mentioned.
Widespread protests in opposition to the invoice have been additionally staged at other places in Imphal East, Imphal West, Thoubal, Kakching and Bishnupur districts.Volunteers of outstanding student our bodies of the state — AMSU, MSF, DESAM, SUK, KSA and AIMS — along side a neighborhood civil body and women marketplace vendors burnt effigies of Modi and Rajnath at Yairipok in Thoubal district. They additionally shouted slogans in opposition to the proposed regulation.
Students of Manipur College additionally held a identical protest, hard that the invoice should not be handed in the Rajya Sabha. Protests in opposition to the invoice have been additionally held at Ningthoukhong in Bishnupur, Tera area in Imphal West and Thoubal Haokha area in Thoubal district.
Imphal vendors down shutters, stage sit-in against citizenship bill
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