ATSUM slams State Govt
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, September 07 2015:
The high level meeting of the Coordinating Committee, All Tribal Students' Union, Manipur (ATSUM) was held on Monday.
The meeting discussed the three Bills passed by the Assembly on August 31.After a deliberation on the current protest against the Bills, the meeting unanimously adopted five resolutions.
ATSUM Coordinating Committee Convener Maun Tombing and Co-Convener Joseph R Hmar have lauded the four Naga People's Front (NPF) MLAs for submitting their resignations owning moral responsibilities.
ATSUM said the rest of the tribal MLAs should also tender their resignations immediately.
The committee demanded the State Government to immediately restore internet connectivity and SMS facilities and also questioned why such facilities were not interrupted during the recent two months agitations in the valley.
ATSUM alleged that the State Government has turned into a "dictatorial regime" under which the rights of the tribal people are systematically abrogated in various aspects including "land ownership rights" besides denying rightful entitlements as citizens.
The committee further appreciated the initiatives and the efforts of the Joint Action Committee, Churachandpur in dealing with such a volatile political situation and expressed solidarity for future actions.
Lastly, the committee appealed for the safe passage for Manipur people who are travelling on trains across the State of Bihar and appealed all sections of communities for maintaining communal harmony in the State.