KSO endorses ATSUM's cause
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, February 12 2014:
Taking into consideration of the alleged lackadaisical attitude of the state government towards the development of tribals in Manipur, Kuki Students' Organisation (KSO) GHQ resolved to fully support the apex tribal student body of ATSUM's proposed indefinite economic blockade starting from February 16, 2014 .
Accordingly, the student body has directed all its KSO branches in all the hill districts of Manipur to stay alert and wait for strategies to effectively implement the proposed indefinite economic
blockade.
Issuing a statement in this regard, Vice President (Adm) of KSO GHQ Mangcha Baite said that it felt really unfortunate to have a government with no interest towards the plights of tribal.
The All Tribal Students' Union Manipur ATSUM with full blessing of tribal people has been trying their best to convince the government to look into the affairs of the tribal communities on various issues from time to time.
Yet, nothing seems to bore fruit till date.
The demands of tribal student bodies under the banner of ATSUM are nothing illegal or irrational.
Therefore, if the state government continues to ignore the plights of tribals and ATSUM's demands in particular, KSO will have to consider the government as anti tribal, for which the KSO will have to stand for tribal justice in any form of agitation it deems appropriate, Mangcha warned.
The student body also appealed to the authority concerned to formulate an amicable sustainable solution to the long pending demands of ATSUM in the interest of tribal population unlike the alleged fault assurances which the state government had given from time to time to the agitating apex tribal student body.