Students condemn arson at Salungpham HS
Source: The Sangai Express
Thoubal, April 03 2019:
Locals and students of various schools in Salungpham area yesterday staged sit-in protest condemning the burning down of Salungpham Aided High School on the intervening night of March 27 and 28 .
The mass sit-in was staged at the campus of the school.
Education Minister Thokchom Radheshyam visited the protest site and pacified the students and locals that efforts are on to identify and arrest the culprits involved.
Saying the incident was unfortunate, Radheshyam added that he is considering possible ways to resume and conduct regular classes of the school at a shed near the school.
He also sought co-operation of the school authority and teachers.
The sit-in demanded speedy investigation and arrest of the culprits involved at the earliest.
The fete of the Class 8, 9 and 10 students are uncertain, said a woman who took part in the protest.
"Save students' future", "Let us learn", "Make education a free zone" "We condemn burning of school" and "Arrest and punish the culprits" etc are some of the placards the students displayed during the protest.
Students of Salungpham Aided High School, KK Brilliant School and Resource Creative Institute, Salungpham took part in the protest.