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Students call shutdown in NE states against migrants

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Press Trust of India Imphal
Last Updated : Jan 24 2013 | 2:10 AM IST

"The Manipur government should take effective steps against entry of illegal migrant labourers and restrict the entry of people from other states as the population of Manipuris is 'microscopic'," a spokesman of the All Manipur Students Union (AMSU), a constituent of NESO, said.

Appealing to the people to support the general strike in the state, he said a mass rally to draw attention of the people in the region would be organised at Guwahati during the general strike.

The spokesman said representatives of AMSU and from other organisations would participate in the rally.

He said the AMSU has submitted a memorandum to the Manipur government to send an official representative to participate in the rally at Guwahati.

Police posts in Manipur were alerted ahead of tomorrow's strike, official sources said. Today.

  

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First Published: Sep 05 2012 | 3:35 PM IST

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