Congress Ruckus Over Violence Stalls Manipur Assembly Session
1 year, 3 months ago

Congress Ruckus Over Violence Stalls Manipur Assembly Session

Deccan Chronicle  

Guwahati: The day-long session of the Manipur Legislative Assembly on Tuesday was adjourned sine die soon after commencement following a ruckus over the violence in the state that has sustained for nearly four months now. The Assembly session began at 11 am but Speaker Thokchom Satyabrata was compelled to adjourn it after the obituary references and tabling of the committee reports as the Congress MLAs created a ruckus in the House. When the House reassembled, the Congress MLAs continued with their protest, following which the Speaker ruled that it was not possible to continue with the session amid the ruckus and adjourned the proceedings sine die. During search operations, police teams nabbed one insurgent each of the NSCN and the People's Liberation Army and two overground workers of Kangleipak Communist Party from Imphal East and Bishnupur districts, a police statement said.

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