CrPC 144 imposed at New Temporary market complex of Kwairamband Keithel

IT News
Imphal, Dec 16:
District administration of Imphal West has imposed prohibition of unlawful assemble, carrying of deadly weapons or objects, or carrying out of rally or protest at the New temporary Market complex at Khwairamband Keithel here in Imphal at Thangal Bazar under section 144 of the CrPC, 1973.
The order read that the prohibition will be imposed for a period of seven days from yesterday (December 15, 2022) from 12 noon to 6 am every day. The order said that assembly of five or more persons, which is likely to turn unlawful, and carrying of sticks, stones, firearms without valid license, weapons or objects of any description, which can be used as offensive weapons have been prohibited. Above this street vendors/individuals have been ordered not to leave any belongings at the temporary market area after the notified period for vending and also restrain passersby/individuals from entering the scheduled area during the restricted hours.
As per source, the district administration had imposed the prohibitory order following feuds among the various organizations of street vendors over the occupation of the vendor stalls. As per the government order, it has been directed to all the street vendors to sell their goods in the temporary market on a rotation basis. However, some of the street vendors’ organizations said that justice has not been done to them and only the members of a specific street vendors’ organization have been occupying the temporary market sheds without allowing others to enter.
During the past few weeks there has been protests staged by many street vendors’ organizations inside the Imphal Municipal Corporation to comply with the government order in providing space for selling goods to the street vendors. There were occasions of confrontations between groups of street vendors inside the new market complex following the denial of entry to other groups of street vendors.