Condemns arbitrary arrests of MU students and teachers
Date :: 28th September, 2018 , NPP Youth Front
The National People’s Party Youth Front (NPP Youth Front) condemns the arbitrary arrests and violence meted out to students and teachers of Manipur University on 21st September
2018. The excessive use of police & armed forces to arrest & detain students once again exhibits the tendency of the Government of Manipur (GOM) to use illegal martial force in
responding to concerns of its people.
NPP Youth Front would like to remind the GOM and all stakeholders that a healthy environment of dissent, respect for differences of opinion & peaceful protests is a
prerequisite for a well functioning democracy. In such a context, sincere efforts should be made by the GOM and other stakeholders to foment an environment for democracy in
practice. Nowhere is this more necessary or critical than in educational institutions.
The current impasse in Manipur University and the use of force, arrests, and intimidation to silence the students & teachers directly negates democratic principles and values.
It is highly unfortunate that the sanctity and healthy functioning of the university has become a victim of power politics; the careers and future of many young students have
been held hostage by a series of political agenda & power struggles. We believe that educational institutions should be free of such politics.
We call upon all stakeholders, particularly the GOM, to encourage an enabling environment for learning by making the university a safe space for everyone to freely express their
opinions, question illegalities, or protest injustices without fear of reprisal.
We urge the GOM, as well as all stakeholders to proactively explore and move towards restoring normalcy by taking adequate steps to dispel the consequent fear psychosis
created among the students by the midnight raid of 21st September 2018. As a step towards trust building and cooperation, we particularly urge the GOM to immediately demilitarize
the university and withdraw all police personnel & armed forces stationed there.
We believe that all stakeholders, casting individual interests aside, has the ability and the capacity to come together and explore possibilities to bring an amicable solution at the
earliest.
Ratika Yumnam
National Youth President
NPP Youth Front
NPP Office, Near ISCKON Temple,
Airport Road,
Imphal Manipur – 795001
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