The Manipur government has directed department heads to take action against employees who fail to report to work during a five-day shutdown called by women's groups in valley districts to protest a recent bomb attack.
Chief Secretary Puneet Kumar Goel ordered administrative secretaries and department heads to ensure attendance in their respective offices, with departmental proceedings to be taken against those absent without authorised leave.
The government has also asked deputy commissioners to ensure the functioning of all offices in their districts.
The shutdown, called by Meira Paibi groups in five valley districts, is in protest against the killing of two children at Tronglaobi in Bishnupur on April 7.
A three-day shutdown has also been called by the United Naga Council across all Naga-inhabited areas to protest the April 18 killing of two civilians in an ambush in Ukhrul district.
