Imphal, Aug. 7 -- Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh addressed a joint event at the Classic Grande in Imphal, warning that highway bandhs and blockades severely affect the local and national economies, leave freight drivers stranded and impact daily wage earners, while urging people to engage in lawful public dialogue.

On August 7, the Chief Minister inaugurated a two-day Consultative Meeting-cum-Seminar on the Demographic Profile of Manipur, jointly organised by the Home Department, Government of Manipur, and the Manipur State Population Commission.

Addressing the gathering, the Chief Minister said that ongoing bandhs, blockades and other forms of agitation along highways have severely affected the economies of both the stat...