KSO Sadar Hills endorses IGNTUSU demands, draws attention of the President
Source: The Sangai Express

Kangpokpi, July 15 2017: Kuki Students' Organization Sadar Hills today conveyed its endorsement and support for Indira Gandhi National Tribal University Students' Union-Regional Campus Manipur over its long pending demands which ultimately led to many democratic agitations recently .

The IGNTUSU-RCM demands include clean chit/white paper on Campus Budget allocation for the fiscal year 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17 both at administrative and infrastructure levels along with the budget allocation for each Departments as the Regional Campus for the same fiscal years .

It also included teaching posts allocation for the Regional Campus for Department of Tribal Studies and Department of Sociology as against total posts sanctioned by UGC; budget proposal for the fiscal years from 2013 to 2017 and the amount sanctioned, DPR 2nd phase construction and blueprints, official documents/proceedings in the establishment of Department of Tribal Studies in Amarkantak in 2014, establishment orders for the Department of Tribal Studies and Department of Sociology at Regional Campus in 2013, non-teaching posts allocation, separate budgets, Hostel/ accommodation facilities for students, etc .

KSO Sadar Hills endorses IGNTUSU demands, draws attention of the President

The IGNTUSU-RCM ultimately resorted to many agitation by closing down the University so as to draw the attention of the authority concerned but when the talk between IGNTUSU and varsity authority failed twice, it launched a cease work strike and halted all academic and construction activities inside the University .

The KSO Sadar Hills, considering the plight of the student community of University, intervened and inspected the closed down University today while taking stock of the situation .

Speaking to media persons, president KSO Sadar Hills Thangminlen Kipgen said that the Indira Gandhi National Tribal University at Makhan, Kangpokpi district has witnessed a negative development with inadequate infrastructure like having only six faculty members for its 200 plus students in its eight years of existence .

Lacking financial autonomy, the discriminatory attitude of the administration towards the IGNTU-RCM meant that students need to travel a minimum of 25 kms a day to attend classes, he stated .

He further said that in spite of the numerous memorandum submitted to the Vice Chancellor TV Kattimani, the basic demands of the students remained neglected while the non-performance of the Campus Director and the Vice Chancellor has compelled the University students to deviate from their primary duties and engage themselves in administrative matters .

'It is our demand that the President of India should initiate the immediate termination of such non-performing and helpless employees and install tribal individuals who can stand up for the student rights and welfare of the people", Thangminlen Kipgen asserted .

KSO Sadar Hills stated that the demands and movement of the student Union will be considered a priority.