Scribes put on hold

IMPHAL, Jan 4 : The joint resolution to boycott the Govt, Ministers, ruling MLAs and political parties over non-payment of advertisement bills has been put on hold till the end of January following a second assurance given by the Chief Minister to the president of Editors' Guild of Manipur (EGM) and All Manipur Working Journalists' Union (AMWJU) team.
A joint statement released by EGM, AMWJU and Manipur Hill Journalists' Union (MHJU) informed that  the CM and Chief Secretary have given their assurance to clear the bills pending with DIPR within 4 days and the remaining by January 31, 2022. Subsequently, in light of the above development, the decision to put on hold the joint resolution taken on January 3, 2022 till the end of the month, the joint statement added.
The statement further cautioned that if the Govt fails to fulfil its second commitment, the resolution will be put into action after making necessary changes in the time frame through another joint meeting.