IMPHAL, May 15 � All Manipur Christian Organisation (AMCO), a conglomerate body of various Christian denominations in Manipur today sought the Prime Minister�s intervention into the problems and hardships faced by the people of the State.
AMCO in a missive sent to the Prime Minister, stated that it has been working for the cause of peace and harmony in Manipur. It propagated that it never looked at the citizens of the State on communal lines.
Elucidating the problem and hardships faced by the people, the Christian body said that the prolonged blockade imposed by All Naga Students� Association, Manipur (ANSAM) on the two National Highways leading to Manipur, has made the people suffer in terms of scarcity of fuel and other essential commodities.
It contended that the blockade was imposed following the announcement of Autonomous District Council (ADC) elections in the hill areas of the State which is �against the wish of a large section of the hill settlers of Manipur�.
The situation has also aggravated with the resignation of seven Naga MLAs of the State in the �already tense situation�, said the AMCO.
�The sudden severing of civil life had driven this land-locked State of Manipur into a confusing and secluded situation of uncertainty�, it asserted.
It urged the Prime Minister to sort out the blockade impasse by bringing a solution which will be �acceptable to all concerned by inviting the aggrieved parties to a negotiating table, putting an end to the harrowing sorrow caused due to the ongoing blockade and counter-blockade, so that the beleaguered State�s peace-loving citizens may be saved from the ordeal�.
