Imphal, August 1: Locals of Malom Awang Leikai has called 12 hours general strike on Imphal-Tiddim road demanding to provide proper crematorium place for the locals.
Speaking to the media persons, one of the locals said that it’s been more than 50 years since the Malom Awang Leikai Crematorium was constructed but with the Tiddim Road expansion project the crematorium is about o be destroyed.
During the congress ruling government, the locals have submitted a memorandum on October 3, 2014 and again in the newly led BJP government on June 14, 2017 but till date no positive response from the concern.
The locals demands the concern to provide a proper crematorium place on or before August 3, 2017. If their demands are not met, 12 hours total shut down of Tiddim road will be impose from August 3 6am to 6pm.