Normalcy severely affected in the state during Bharat Bandh
IT News
Imphal, Sept. 10,
Bandh called against fuel price hike across the nation by congress party supported by 21 opposition political party has severely hit normalcy in the state. This is perhaps the first nationwide bandh called by the Congress party.
All sort of Commercial vehicles including passenger diesel auto, Tata Magic, inter district and interstate buses service stay of the road, Almost all Shops and other business establishment at Kwairamband keithel including Paona bazaar and Thangal bazaar here in Imphal were shuts except some few. At many places including Thinunggei in Bishnupur district, Langjing in Imphal West, and at many parts of Thoubal district bandh supporters came on the street and place pipes and planks to stop passerby. At Kangabok in Thoubal district bandh supporters prevented all short of vehicular movement. At around noon there were some confrontation between the bandh supporters and those opposing the bandh.
Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) also stage a protest rally against the price hike of fuel at around noon today. President of the MPCC TN. Hoakip, Congress Working Committee member Gaikhangam, CLP Leader Okram Ibobi , Secretary of AICC NE in charge Dr. Vijayluxmi Sadho, Congress MP Bhubaneshwar Kalita, MLAs , and other congress workers attended the protest rally which kick start from Congress Bhavan , BT road and after proceeded towards Kanglapat road where they reached Khuyathong and returned towards Nagamapal and later concluded at the starting point.
Speaking to reporters at Congress Bhanvan MP Bhubaneshwar Kalita said that the Bharat bandh called by the congress party which is being supported by 21 opposition party against the fuel price hike received positive response from the people of the state.
“In Imphal and in Manipur , the Bharat bandh is successful”, Bhubaneshwar Kalita said.
He said that not only in Imphal but also at all district head quarters, cities across the state, the bandh is successful.
The Congress MP from Assam said that the bandh called by the congress supported by 21 political parties is a people bandh.
“This is not our bandh but this is a peoples’ bandh”, Kalita said adding that the people had responded very actively and those who could not come to the street gave moral support to the bandh called against the rising price of petrol, diesel and cooking gas etc.
“People understand that the rise in the petrol and easel will raise the price of the essential commodities making the life of the common people difficult”, Kalita said pointing the BJP saying that this step taken by the BJP government is their suicidal attack.
“This is the death nail of their coffin by the BJP, this is anti people measures and people will rise their voice against such anti people activities”, MP Kalita further added.
He also said that the rise in the fuel will only rise the price of the essential commodities.
Mr. Bhubaneshwar Kalita also strike hard on Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying that people in the government only talk and do nothing for the people and if they do anything it was anti people .
He also called the present BJP led government as a failed government stating that the pains of miseries of the demonetization and GTS.
