How did the blockade end?
The information is from Delhi [ Images ]. The Naga Students Federation had a meeting with the prime minister and the home minister. They requested them to remove the blockade. But the home secretary (Gopal Krishna Pillai) supposedly threatened them. They were not very happy about it. So they made it a point to emphasise that they are doing it because the prime minister requested them to do so. The NSF has said it is ‘temporarily lifting’ the blockade. What does it mean? What do you think are the terms? There was no assurance from the Centre. It is a vague thing to say. It is just a way of surrendering, but couching it in better terms. They actually are lifting the blockade. I don’t see them reinforcing it for a long time. Why do you say they won’t reinforce it for a long time? I don’t think so. Two highways serve Manipur: National Highways 39 and 53. NH 53 doesn’t pass through Nagaland. It was partially opened. Some bridges on it were bad… weak. The government is trying to repair it
