KSO reiterates its stand over NSU, says land offered at Koutruk belongs to Sadar Hills
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, November 08 2016:
The Kuki Students' Organization, Sadar Hills today reiterated its stand on the construction of National Sports University on the land offered by Koutruk, Senjam Khunou and Senjam Chirang Development Organization at Koutruk strongly alleging that the land belongs to L Tangnaum village under the administrative jurisdiction of Sadar Hills.
KSO, Sadar Hills had earlier vehemently denounced the land offered by Koutruk, Senjam Khunou and Senjam Chirang Development Organization to the State Government for construction of NSU claiming that the land belongs to L Tangnaum village in Sadar Hills.
Thangminlen Kipgen, president, KSO Sadar Hills said that the State Government as well as the Central Government should not initiate any step to construct National Sports University on the land offered by Koutruk, Senjam Khunou and Senjam Chirang Development Organization under any circumstance.
He continued that the land offered for the construction of NSU belongs to L Tangnaum village which is indisputably under Saitu-Gamphazol sub -division in Sadar Hills which regularly pays hill house tax from Saitu-Gamphazol block.
He also alleged that it is only with the intention of acquiring the land of Sadar Hills and bring it under the administrative jurisdiction of Imphal West in the name of a sports university.
He further said that the Government is very much aware of the guideline that the National Sports University should not be constructed on any disputed land and added that any move on the part of the State Government and the Centre to construct NSU in the land offered at Koutruk will be treated as discriminatory and opposed tooth and nail.
However, if the Govt is seriously interested in constructing the National Sports University in the hill district, the required land will be offered anywhere whether it be near Trans Asian Highway or in the interior site within Sadar Hills where there are no disputes and no objection, Thangminlen Kipgen added.
He also said that the student body is not against the construction of NSU and any developmental work but it will not tolerate any move to acquire the land of Sadar Hills for some district in the name Sports University or any developmental works.