IMPHAL, Nov 13: Just six days after resumption of the Inter-State bus service which had been stopped for a long time in protest against the setting on fire a passenger bus killing two persons and causing injuries to several others by armed cadres of KLO/KLA at Lahorijan in Assam, Inter-State bus service has been forced yet again to stay away from the road following monetary demand from the same armed outfit.
In protest against the gruesome Lahorijan incident on October 23 night in which two passengers were charred to death while several others escaped with burn injuries, All Manipur Inter-State Bus Association suspended service from the following day. It was only after an agreement with the State Government that the suspended service was resumed from November 7.
However, according to information received by the press, none of the travel agencies plied their buses after the recent statement of warning issued by information and publicity secretary of KLO/KLA Malsawm Kuki through the media.
When contacted, president of All Manipur Inter-State Bus Association Athokpam Budha Luwang confirmed that none of the Inter-State buses plied from Imphal today.
However, he clarified that it was not the collective decision of the Association.
The statement of the KLO/KLA had warned that with exception to Royal Rajdhani, all the Inter-State buses should stop their service immediately as the dead- line served to the Association has already expired.
Even though no buses plied today, ticket booking counters were opened. Some counters were also seen selling tickets.
Some buses of the Inter-State services also reportedly arrived at Imphal today.
Staff of some ticket counters who wished to remain anonymous disclosed that buses anonymous disclosed that buses have not been plied from today as a result of monetary demand from KLO/KLA. Though the amount of the money demanded was not revealed, they said it is beyond the capacity of the bus owners to fulfil. It is said there are in all 45 buses doing service under the Association. A meeting of the Association had been reportedly convened today to discuss the matter but no definite decision could be arrived at, sources added.
TSE
In protest against the gruesome Lahorijan incident on October 23 night in which two passengers were charred to death while several others escaped with burn injuries, All Manipur Inter-State Bus Association suspended service from the following day. It was only after an agreement with the State Government that the suspended service was resumed from November 7.
However, according to information received by the press, none of the travel agencies plied their buses after the recent statement of warning issued by information and publicity secretary of KLO/KLA Malsawm Kuki through the media.
When contacted, president of All Manipur Inter-State Bus Association Athokpam Budha Luwang confirmed that none of the Inter-State buses plied from Imphal today.
However, he clarified that it was not the collective decision of the Association.
The statement of the KLO/KLA had warned that with exception to Royal Rajdhani, all the Inter-State buses should stop their service immediately as the dead- line served to the Association has already expired.
Even though no buses plied today, ticket booking counters were opened. Some counters were also seen selling tickets.
Some buses of the Inter-State services also reportedly arrived at Imphal today.
Staff of some ticket counters who wished to remain anonymous disclosed that buses anonymous disclosed that buses have not been plied from today as a result of monetary demand from KLO/KLA. Though the amount of the money demanded was not revealed, they said it is beyond the capacity of the bus owners to fulfil. It is said there are in all 45 buses doing service under the Association. A meeting of the Association had been reportedly convened today to discuss the matter but no definite decision could be arrived at, sources added.
TSE
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