Volunteers of an Imphal valley-based civil society organisation on Wednesday forced government employees to leave their offices as part of a two-day shutdown of state and central government offices.

Volunteers of the Meitei student wing of the Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (Cocomi) entered the secretariat and the directorate of transport office, located just a few metres from the Manipur police headquarters and the chief minister’s bungalow, and asked employees to leave everything behind, they added. They even attempted to lock the gates but were prevented by security officers.

Coordinator Dhanakumar Meitei of the Cocomi Students Front said: “We started our campaign by shutting down state government offices. We hold government officials responsible for failing to restore peace and end violence. We also urge government employees not to come to offices.”

Cocomi coordinator Thokchom Somorendro said the state government had failed to act on the NDA resolutions to conduct mass operations against Kuki militants within seven days and to remove Afspa from areas where it had been reimposed. “As a result, the organisation decided to shut down all government offices for two days,” he added.

Net ban

The Manipur government on Wednesday extended the suspension of mobile Internet services for two more days in nine districts until November 29.