Source: Hueiyen News Service / Newmai News Network
Guwahati, September 18, 2010:
It is now the turn for the students in Assam.
The All Assam Students' Union (AASU) has enforced an economic blockade on two roads, including National Highway 39, leading to Nagaland from Saturday in protest against Wednesday's incident of assault on the students in Golaghat district of Assam by the Nagaland Police.
However, there is no clarity on the number od days to enforce the blockade.
Over 20 school students were injured when the Nagaland Police pounced upon a group of students who had blocked the National Highway 39 in Golaghat district as part of their protest against lack of infrastructural development in their area.
The incident occurred when a convoy of Nagaland Police was heading to Kohima via Assam.
As the students refused to give way, the Naga cops beat them up.
The AASU as well as various other organizations in Assam had taken strong note of this incident and demanded the Nagaland Government immediately take action against the guilty cops.
However, as action was not taken even after three days, the AASU resorted to the economic blockade on Saturday.
"We have nothing against Nagaland or its people.
We had demanded action against the guilty Naga policemen.
How on earth they got the courage to beat our students on our own soil," AASU president Sankar Prasad Roy told Newmai News Network today.
"We will not tolerate such action and give befitting reply to them," he said.
The AASU warned that the blockade would be enforced for an indefinite period if those guilty were not punished.
"If action is not taken, the results will be dangerous," Roy warned.
A probe into the incident has been already ordered by the Assam Government.
Meanwhile, the Nagaland Government on Saturday appealed to the AASU to reconsider its agitation assuring that action would be taken against the guilty.
Nagaland Home Minister Imkong L.Imchen said the state government had already ordered a probe into the incident.
Stating that Assam and Nagaland have to co-exist, he said, "Any responsible organization should keep the principle of co-existence firmly".