Condemns militarization of NEHU Campus
Delhi, 10th April, 2019
NEFIS CONDEMNS CHASING OF STUDENTS AND TEACHERS FROM NEHU CAMPUS BY CRPF PERSONNEL!
CONDEMNS MILITARIZATION OF NEHU CAMPUS!
North-East Forum for International Solidarity (NEFIS) condemns the recent incident of students and teachers being chased out by CRPF personnel from North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU) campus in Shillong on Monday. The CRPF personnel, it should be known, have set up a temporary camp in the NEHU campus, which amounts to militarization of the peaceful academic environment at the campus.
Not only have they set up camp, but the present action exposes that they in collusion with the university authorities are cracking down on students and teachers.
The university administration’s decision to allow the paramilitary forces inside the campus has posed difficulty for students who have to go through ID checking by these paramilitary personnel.
The presence of CRPF personnel in NEHU has not only destroyed academic life but students are even feeling afraid to raise their democratic demands. NEFIS also stands for students’ unity and believes that any disaffection amidst students based on their region should be strongly condemned.
NEFIS believes that university campuses are spaces for academic purposes and are no place to station para-military personnel and therefore condemns militarization of NEHU campus and pledges to struggle until the democratic space of university is restored.
Chinglen Khumukcham,
Member,
Convening Committee,
North-East Forum for International Solidarity (NEFIS)
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This Press Release was posted on April 11 2019
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