ATSUM decries
Source: The Sangai Express / Newmai News Network
Imphal, October 25 2017:
All Tribal Students' Union, Manipur (ATSUM) alleged that Manipur police attempted to raid its office located at Adimjati Complex, Chingmeirong in Imphal on the charge of kidnapping a student.
ATSUM said that the incident happened around 1.30 pm today.
The apex tribal students’ body then strongly condemned the “attempted raid” by the police .
“This kind of intimidation and aggressive act are unwarranted and uncalled for,” said ATSUM in a statement.
It also said that, as an apex tribal students' organisation, the “ATSUM office is a home to every tribal especially the students”.ATSUM also said that it “has every right” to invite any tribal student for discussion on any student or tribal issue.
The statement said, “In the backdrop of Government colleges/higher secondary schools election related violence occurring annually in the heart of the State capital, ATSUM has been working to minimize such incident by calling on the tribal students of Government colleges/higher secondary schools particularly the candidates at its office and asking them to refrain from such ugly incidence”.It added, “In the course of sensitizing the students, the State police under the guise of persuading some students' organization attempted to raid the ATSUM office on the alleged charge of kidnapping a student at around 1.30 pm” .
ATSUM demanded the authority concerned to resolve the charge of kidnapping a student at the earliest by booking the culprits who made “the false allegation” against ATSUM and also for “misleading” the police.