Re-open TRI office : ATSUM
Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal, October 08 2017: Strongly condemning the locking of the Tribal Research Institute (TRI) office by a student organization for their misgiving over appointment and functioning of the Tribal Dept, All Tribal Students' Union Manipur (ATSUM) has drawn the attention of the Govt as well as AMSU to do the needful to reopen the locked office before 12 noon of Oct 9 or else it (ATSUM) will take its own course of action .

"Whatever student body's grievances and misgivings must be addressed to the Government or take legal course," a statement issued by information and publicity secretary of ATSUM, Micah Kamei said .

The current problems over appointment of Deputy Director, TRI has been explained to the public through print media on August 23, 2017 and ATSUM stands by that statement, it said .

The unwanted action of shutting down of TRI office and character assassination of a senior tribal IAS officer is condemned in the strongest term.

Tribal offices and officers must not be targeted for lack of employment by some vested individual, it said while questioning the rational behind such move of AMSU .

It is very unfortunate that the TRI office which was locked on Oct 6 right under the nose of the Government is yet to be opened despite instant appraisal to the Government for initiation of action .

Nowhere in any department has such incident occurred without the interference of the Government except TRI wherein the rule of law is being given to an organization .

Taking serious notes on this present issue, ATSUM drew the attention of the Government and AMSU and do the needful to open the locked doors before 12 noon of October 9, failing which ATSUM will take its own course of action, it warned.

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