Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, March 15:
The demand for replacement of Bengali script text books with the Meetei Mayek script continues unabated with suspected MEELAL volunteers burning several copies of text books near the northern gate of Chief Minister�s official residence this afternoon.
Arrival of State police under the command of imphal West SDPO resulted in the arrest of all the 16 agitators including six females.
prior to the arrival of the police team the script activists shouted slogans demanding implementation of Meetei Mayek script and proclaiming that they be arrested and detained under NSA during the text book burning agitation which took place at the heavily securitised zone.
Meanwhile, in condemnation of the State Govt�s failure to solve the ongoing Mayek script agitation students of Khoijuman High School, Bishnupur have decided to attend classes wearing black badges.