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Kids of held workers surrender school bags
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, December 26 2019:
The children of the FCI godown labourers, who were arrested by police during their protest against preventing them from working at the godown, surrendered their school bags to Education (S) today demanding their fathers be released immediately.
At around 2.30 pm today, around 25 children, aged 6 to 14 years, arrived at the Education (S) office and headed for the Director's office shouting slogans like 'Release our father and let them work', 'Let us work as we have no more money for education' etc.
As the Director was out of station, the Director in-charge Hmangte Lerte Kom met the children and talked with them for around 30 minutes.
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In the meantime, a team of police arrived at the scene and took up necessary measures to ensure no unwanted incidents happen.
Later, after reaching an agreement, the children were made to return home.
Speaking to media persons, one of the children said that his father is the sole bread earner of his family and explained that after his father was arrested by police, his family, including his younger brother and his mother have been thrown into a dilemma.
He conveyed that his family no longer has money for food, let alone pay school fees and added that the children have decided to surrender their school bags as now they have to work in order to survive instead of going to school.
The young boy also said that they will not go to school until and unless their fathers are released.
31 labourers were arrested by police during the protest in connection with the FCI issue.
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