Manipur saw 524 bandhs in 5 years

IMPHAL, July 26 : Manipur has witnessed 524 bandhs and 104 blockades in the last 15 years, from 1995 to 2010, causing a loss of Rs 2-3 crore per day due to bandhs and blockades on the highways connecting the State with the rest of the country.
Manipur Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh disclosed this while replying to a question by opposition leader O Joy of Manipur People’s Party in the State Assembly recently.

These bandhs and blockades have, Ibobi said, been called by numerous students’ organisations, civil societies, political parties and even underground groups with demands ranging from “purely localised issues to political, religious, administrative and other such matters”.

Assam Tribune
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