Dimapur, July 8 (EMN): A group of tribal student organisations in Manipur have denounced what they alleged was “harmful activities of Churachandpur police and Kuki Students’ Organisation (KSO) militants.”
A joint statement from tribal student bodies was received here on Sunday. The statement was signed by Thadou Students’ Association (General Headquarters), Rongmei Naga Students’ Organisation (North East India), and Liangmei Naga KatimaiRuangdi (Assam Manipur Nagaland). They have demanded in the press release action against the KSO activists and the Additional police superintendent for the “intimidation and assault of tribal students in Churachandpur.”
“The joint tribal students’ union strongly condemned the physical assault of the president of TSA Kangvai block, ThangminlunHaokip, at his home at Ukhagate, Churachandpur without any reason on the morning of July 6 by some youths who came in a gypsy and claimed to be activists of the KSO,” the statement alleged.
“Seven peaceful protesters were also detained by Churachandpur police in their custody overnight on July 6. While the police action may have been a precautionary measure as claimed by them, the student bodies strongly condemn the police for not detaining KSO militants who were chasing and trying to harm peaceful student protestors,” the statement alleged.
The students claimed that “more than 20 KSO militants stormed Churachandpur police station to attack the peaceful student protesters who were detained in the police custody.
The students had to stay overnight in the police station as the KSO militants way laid them.”
The statement has condemned the police “inaction in allowing and abetting KSO militants to attack peaceful protesters” and “TSA leader/s, and not taking any action against the violent KSO activists or vigilante.”
