Public meeting decides against politicising education
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, July 05 2011:
A public meeting organised by the Coordinating Committee on Free Education Zone on the topic Free Education Zone at Palace Compound today has decided to prevent politicising education in the State.
The meeting was attended by teachers' associations, student bodies and senior citizens.
In addition to prevention of politicising education, the meeting further resolved to make education a corruption free zone and include it under essential service sector.
Other resolution included exempting education sector from such practice like making demands in the form cash, kind or quota.
The third resolution was exempting educational institutions and offices from the purview of any bandh or general strike.
The meeting deliberated in detail on the prevailing education system of Manipur.