Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, October 18:
Against the failure of the State Government to fulfil its long standing demands such as provision of adequate infrastructure for the 37 schools under Sadar Hills and recruitment of necessary teachers, the Thadou Students' Association (TSA), Sadar Hills has called indefinite economic blockade on both the National highways from October 23.Speaking to media persons at MSF office at Assembly Road, TSA general secretary Thangminlen Kipgen stated that the student body fully understand the hardships caused by frequent economic blockades to the common people but the TSA has been constrained to take recourse to it due to negligence of students of Sadar Hills area by the Govt for the last many years.
The main demands of the student body include appointment of graduate teachers for different subjects lacking in 37 schools of Sadar Hills area, construction of necessary class rooms, repairing of dilapidated school buildings and provision of essential items like benches, desks, blackboards etc.
Taking strong exception to the statement of the Education Minister that even the Government of India cannot fulfil all these demands as reportedly said to the TSA, Thangminlen Kipgen condemned the refusal of the Education Minister for another appointment with TSA.
In case the State Govt fails to fulfil the demands by October 22 or refuses to arrange for a meeting with TSA representatives by the same deadline, an indefinite economic blockade will be imposed on NH 39 and NH 53 with effect from 6 am of October 23.Cautioning all goods carriers not to defy the blockade, Kipgen appealed to the people to extend cooperation to the TSA.
Pursuing the same demands, the student body has imposed a 48 hour economic blockade on the National Highways from October 12 to 14.