United in stand, divided by rallies

Scuffle between police personnel and NSF demonstrators outside the Higher Education office in Kohima (EM Images)

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• Violence never the solution —CTAN
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• Meanwhile, convenor of CTAN, Meshenlo Kath, told reporters that violence is never the solution. While the motive of CTAN-NNQF and the NSF is the same, the way of approach to their demands is different.
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• “Our protest will be peaceful because with violence, we won't get solution. In fact, we won't even get our demand also. So we want to be peaceful”, he asserted.
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• As law abiding citizens, nobody is above law, he went on to add.
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• He thanked the NSF for voicing against corruption.
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• Kath also maintained that the CTAN and NNQF are not demanding something which is difficult for the government and so the peaceful protest will continue till their demand is met.
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• Kath clarified that the NNQF came to CTAN with the issue and they took it up because they found it “illegal”.
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• Earlier, core member of NNQF, Videkhono, claimed that the Angami Students' Union had asked them not to put up banners to avoid misunderstanding.

The NSF protestors burn an effigy of ‘Corruption’ outside Higher Education office in Kohima on Tuesday (EM images)

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• She argued that they had already been protesting for four days with placards and banners, and questioned why they couldn't continue to do so. She also mentioned they had obtained permission from the deputy commissioner to hold the protest.
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• Since the organisations were all there for the same cause, she added that there should not be any problem with anyone putting up banners.