Imphal, Dec 18: The wave of counter-blockade against the indefinite economic blockade of United Naga Council (UNC), banning movement of vehicles bound to Naga tribe populated areas of hill districts seems to reach the capital city of Manipur.
Around 150 people including youth and womenfolk of Sagolband area come out against the UNC sponsored economic blockade and blocked passenger and goods laden vehicles at Sagolband Moirang Leirak and Sagolband Salam Leikai area.
Blocking the vehicles the counter-blockade supporters destroyed goods transporting to hill areas at the Imphal-Jiribam section of NH-37 from today morning.
The counter-blockade supporters have also destroyed some vegetable items which were carrying in a hill bound auto-rickshaw. However, no casualties of people and destruction of vehicles were reported at the time of filing this report.
Counter-blockade at Jiri Parking Imphal
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