Imphal, May 22 -- Normal life was completely affected in Manipur due to a 48-hour general strike called to protest the security forces stopping a Manipur State Transport bus and demanding that the word Manipur be blacked out.
On May 20, a Manipur State Transport vehicle carrying journalists and officials to attend the Shirui Lily Festival was stopped by personnel of 4 Mahar Regiment.
The troops and other security personnel asked the government vehicle to black out the word Manipur written on it. The incident triggered a major backlash from all political parties including BJP, Congress, CPI etc, as well as the civil societies of Manipur.
Media organisations across the state and Nagaland also opposed the stoppage of a government vehicle ca...