Economic blockade: Manipur's 100 days of agony

Manipur's agony spilled into the hundredth day, with petrol selling at Rs. 200 a litre and LPG at Rs. 2,000 a cylinder in the black market. Prices of fuel and essential commodities have continued to soar due to the economic blockade that has plunged the state into a virtual humanitarian crisis. While the rest of India fumes over the recent petrol price hike, fuel prices here have gone through the roof, and whatever is available, is selling at a premium.

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