Hr Sec schools to be closed in hills
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, June 13 2015 :
All Tribal Students' Union Manipur (ATSUM) will close down all higher secondary schools in the five hill districts of the state from Monday.
Announcing this in a news conference on Saturday Maun Tombing, president of the ATSUM said that it is in protest against the backing out of the commitment by the Manipur government.
He further said that the ATSUM shall intensify the agitation by blocking the national projects like rail line and highway constructions in the hill districts.
He said that for a long time the ATSUM has been making several demands.
After agitations the government had inked an MoU with the ATSUM on October 22, 2014 regarding these demands.
Significant demands are the setting up of a commission for the tribals, regularisation of the contractual teachers in the higher secondary schools in the hill districts and increased reservation in the admission and appointments for tribals in the Manipur university.
Tombing further said that the ATSUM is giving time till Sunday and it will go ahead with the agitations from Monday.