No roll back in UNC’s economic blockade; counter blockade intensifies

Imphal, Dec 7: There is no roll back to the 27 days long economic blockade called by the United Naga Council (UNC) even though various sections of the society including Church Bodies, civil society organisations and other Hill base bodies had appealed to relax it for some days in view of the hardship face by the general public.
However, source with this newspaper said that some members of the UNC are looking for alternative ways to end the blockade if the Central government intervene and demands put up by them are listened. With Chirstmas festival just round the corner the UNC is giving immense pressure to score points so that Manipur government drop out the idea creating Sadar Hills District.
However, as the state government has taken its own stand and is utilising all sort of security measures to allow free passage of vehicles carrying essential commodities for the state. Moreover the center’s  assurance to provide central paramilitary force if needed has made the state government stand rigid and it seems like the government will not compromise ti any of its stands.
Meanwhile, counter blockade called against the UNC’s economic blockade at various places of the state has made life terrible for those villagers living in the interior part of the Hill districts.
Counter blockade supporters today intensified at Khurai, Pallel and NH 37. Pallel keithel remain shuts to protest the UNC’s economic blockade.
At Seijang and nearby area along the Imphal Ukhrul road counter blockade supporters stopped all sort of goods ferrying vehicles and pulled it down.