IMPHAL, Aug 30 : With the public once again endor-sing that the agitation should go on until the de-mand to upgrade Sadar Hills to a district status is rea-lised, the highway bloc- kade and general strike imposed by the Sadar Hills Districthood Demand Co-mmittee is set to continue until the next meeting.
As in the previous public meeting, today's meeting held at Kangpokpi voted for continuing with the agitation until the district demand is met.
Today's meeting was the second following the appeals issued by the Union Home Minister and the Chief Minister to call off the stir.
The three MLAs of Sadar Hills, Thangminlien Kip-gen, Haokholet Khongsai and Doukhomang Khong-sai along with the ADC members of Sadar Hills and former MP, Kim Gangte attended the meeting, where the public turned up in droves.
Apart from calling to go ahead with the agitation, those present termed the suggestions of the Chief Minister as another tactics to buy time and keep their demand in abeyance.
The decision to continue the agitation came despite the appeal from the three MLAs, the members of the ADC Sadar Hills and community leaders to suspend the agitation following the appeal from the State Government.
Flatly rejecting the suggestions of the State Government, the public, especially the women folk laid down the rider that they would suspend the stir provided the three MLAs and the members of the ADC assure that they will ensure the upgradation of Sadar Hills to a district within two months time.
With no meeting point established it was agreed that the same issue would be discussed at the next meeting scheduled for tomorrow at Saikul.
According to sources, the Saikul meeting is expected to be followed by another meeting of the three MLAs, the ADC members and social leaders to decide whether the agitation should be relaxed for some time or not.
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