ZSUM opposes ATSUM's economic blockade
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, February 11 2014:
The Zeliangrong Students' Union Manipur(ZSUM), considering the merits and demerits of launching an economic blockade by various Civil organisations in the past, has decided to not support the indefinite Economic Blockade proposed by All Tribal Students' Union Manipur (ATSUM) .
According to the statement issued by Victor Hugou, Information and Publicity Secretaries, ZSUM, it stated that inspite of the numbers of economic blockade in the past, the demands yielded no positive results.
The statement said that the constituent federating units of ATSUM are the hill-based districts Students' organisation, namely ZSUM, CDSU, NSUC, TKS and SDSA.
However, the SDSA in close collaboration with unrepresented individuals is surfacing in the name of ATSUM to draw public attention.
Without the unanimous support from all the federating units, Economic blockade in the Tribal inhabited areas will never be allowed and ZSUM volunteers will be stationed in all the strategic areas to ensure convenient passage in the National Highway 37, the statement added.