Dimapur, July 25 (EMN): The joint tribal student bodies of Manipur in a press statement received here on Wednesday announced about the understanding that was reached with the government of Manipur during a meeting today at the chief minister’s office, the Joint Tribal Student Bodies, Manipur and has relaxed the indefinite blockade on national highways in hill areas of Manipur with immediate effect until the next round of meeting scheduled to be held within two days.
The spokesperson of the students’ body stated that at the invitation from the Chief Minister N. Biren Singh for a talk, representatives of the Joint Tribal Student Bodies, Manipur – a federating body of Thadou Students’ Association (TSA), Rongmei Naga Students’ Organization (RNSO), Liangmai Naga KatimaiLuangdi (LNKR) and the representative of Zomi Students’ Federation (ZSF) held a meeting with the chief minister in the presence of Y. Khemchand, speaker, ThRadheshyam, education minister, V. Hangkhanlian, agriculture minister and P. Sharatchandra, MLA and advisor to the chief minister and Chief Secretary Suresh Babu, IAS.
The points of demand that were discussed in the meeting included issues pertaining to the on-going impasse in Manipur University, July 13 Moreh terror attack and the incidents of intimidation and assault of peaceful protesters and student leaders during the JTSBM’s bandh on July 6 added the statement.
