Transporters
strike disrupts Indo-Myanmar trade
The Zoland Times
IMPHAL, June 19 – As the ongoing
Transporters
strike entered the eighth day today, the Indo-Myanmar border trade in North East India through Moreh has been severely affected.
The joint action committee of the Imphal-Moreh road
transporters launched the
strike on June 13 in protest against the frequent confiscation of goods from the transporters and subsequent restriction on goods transportation by the Assam Rifles posted at Lokchao on the Imphal-Moreh route.
The committee is demanding removal of the Assam Rifles post from Lokchao. Moreh, had been disconnected with the rest of the country since then.
Till date none of the transporters has agreed to ply vehicles along the Indo-Myanmar route as the Assam