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Imphal: Protesting against Union Home minister Amit Shah’s visit to strife-hit Manipur, a large number of womenfolk on Monday imposed a snap-blockade along the Imphal-Ukhrul road in the Khurai area of Imphal East district.
The womenfolk particularly blocked vehicles transporting people for the election rally of the BJP in Imphal’s Hapta Kangjeibung which the Union Home minister was to address.
The vehicles were forced to make a U-turn by the protestors who blocked the road at some places in Khurai areas including at Lamlong Keithel (Market).
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The womenfolk staged the protest while asking the reason behind his visit only at election time when the Union Home minister failed to keep his promise of visiting the state again after 15 days when he visited the state at the peak of ethnic clashes.
Shah had come to the state on a mission to restore peace and normalcy in strife-torn Manipur on May 29 last year and stayed till June 2. He held a series of meetings with political and civil society leaders from both the Meitei and Kuki communities and visited Churachandpur, the site of some of the worst violence.
Before concluding his visit, Shah had promised to come back to the state after 15 days. But, he never came back even as the cycle of violence continues and is going to complete a year next month.
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The protestors alleged that the visit of the Union Home minister only at election times showed that elections are more important than the lives and properties of the people of the state.
The blockade was suspended only after a strong team of Imphal East district police led by its SP arrived at the spot and convinced the protestors to allow free passage of vehicles.
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