Imphal: Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI), has demanded the governor to apologize to the people in 48 hours on the alleged directive by security forces to remove the word “Manipur” from the labels of a Manipur State Transport bus ferrying journalists who were on duty to cover the 5th Shirui Lily Festival in Ukhrul on Tuesday.
The coordinating committee also demanded the resignation of security advisor Kuldiep Singh, chief secretary PK Singh, and DGP Rajiv Singh within 48 hours, holding them accountable for the incident.
The security personnel allegedly instructed MST officials to remove the word “Manipur” from the bus levels so that the bus could proceed. The bus was arranged by DIPR. The journalists cancelled their assignment and immediately returned to Imphal in a private vehicle.
The coordinating committee called a 48-hour general strike across Manipur, effective from Tuesday midnight in protest against the act of the security forces in the incident that occurred at Guwaltabi, Imphal East, along the Imphal-Ukhrul road.
The convenor of the coordinating committee, Khuraijam Athouba, condemned the reported action by jawans of the central forces and made the announcements as he addressed the media persons at the committee’s office here on Wednesday.
