Manipur Muslims (pangals) stranded in Bharuch district of Gujarat
Delhi, May 24th 2020
Neither government of Manipur nor Gujarat nor anybody involved is showing any sign of care to many Manipur Muslims (pangals) stranded in Bharuch district of Gujarat.
Maximum number of Manipuri students stranded in Gujarat is in Bharuch district. Despite having highest number of students in this district, it has been reported that not a single student from this
district has been included among the first evacuees who had headed back home on 15th May 2020.
Yesterday i.e on 23/05/2020, more than 200 pangals who all are in possession of valid IDs and valid train tickets have been abominably shackled from boarding the train after making
them wait for more than two hours at Bharuch train station and the train have been left empty seated.
And after, they have been told to go away by the train authorities and anyone who tried to enquire a bit was threatened to be in custody.
This is a complete humiliation and deliberate act of discrimination against the vulnerable groups and also a blatant irresponsible attitude of the government. The concerned authority must
immediately intervene in this matter. If any situation arises to these stranded students, government should bear the whole responsibility.
We, Delhi Association of Manipur Muslim Students, highly condemn this act of discrimination and exclusion.
We also would like to urge other progressive organizations and any other concerned authorities to look into this matter.
Md Salimuddin @Rahin
General Secretary, DAMMS
Delhi Association of Manipur Muslim Students (DAMMS)
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This Press Release was posted on 25 May 2020
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