Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, July 16:
Thousands of students from different schools took to the streets and formed long human chain and staged widespread dharnas defying prohibitory orders to protest the extension of Centre-NSCN (IM) ceasefire to the soil of Manipur.
thousands of students in a democratic way formed a four kilometer long human chain from Kakwa Nameirakpam Leikai to Babupara from 11 am to 2 pm.
Students from the schools and higher secondary located at Babupara to Kakwa and its periphery were participated in the chain formation.
A similar massive human chain was also formed at Manipur University gate which was participated by around 5000 thousands students from the surrounding schools.
Dharnas were also staged at Recent Higher secondary school, Sagoltongba, Wangkhei Girls High School, Bal Bidya Mandir, Palace Gate.
Students of Little Flowers� school, St.
Joseph�s School staged similar dharnas at Kwakeithel.
More than 800 students of Nirmalabas School too demonstrate against the ceasefire extension and staged sit-in-protest in front of the school shouting slogans against the extension.
Students of Guru Nanak Public School also staged sit-in-demonstration at the school gate.