Students stage sit in protest against monetary demand
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, September 14 2011:
Students and staff of International Public School, Bamon Leikai Mange Makhong staged a sit in protest against the monetary demand made by the proscribed PREEPAK (Pro) to the school authority.
The protest was carried out at Bamon Leikai Mange Makhong today.
Speaking to reporters at the sideline of the protest, Principal of International Public School, Gurumayum Purnima said that two persons who claim themselves to be members of PREEPAK (Pro), Imphal East group came to the school on the September 1 at around 7:30 am and demanded a sum of Rs 1 lakh.
No demand letter was given to the school authority in this regard.
On the September 9, the same persons came back and demanded the 1 lakh rupees and also revealed that they were under Commander Shelheiba of PREEPAK (Pro), Imphal East group, she said.
She further said that the two persons in spite of repeated request from the school staff to withdraw their demand as the school has no funds and the monthly income of the school is only Rs 13,320, stuck to their demands and stated that not less than Rs 30,000 has to be submitted to the party by 15th of this month failing which the school will be forced to shut down.
The Principal wanted to know from the concerned party whether they are in fact true members of the said party and further requested the withdrawal of their monetary demand on humanitarian ground.