AMSU questions dignity of MLAs and Ministers
Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal, February 27 2016 : Following the suspension of five Manipur police personnel by the State Government after they allegedly harassed members of Nagaland based, Naga Students' Federation (NSF) on Feb 14, the All Manipur Students Union (AMSU) has questioned the dignity of the sitting MLAs and Ministers of the State Government.

Decrying that the act of suspension of the police personnel as condemnable, president of AMSU Sanasam Subhaschandra told media persons at AMSU GHQ that the State Government should justify the suspension when the Deputy Chief Minister had earlier claimed during the ongoing State Assembly session that no wrong was done by the police as it was normal, routine frisking and checking "If the State Government fails to give any good reason, then there should be no further frisking or routine check by State police force or any other para-military forces in the State," Subhaschandra demanded.

If the so called student leaders of NSF were severely harassed and tortured medical report should be produced by the State Government to back up the suspension of the five police personnel.

Further, he asked the police personnel stationed at Senapati led by the Superintendent of Police that why the vehicles owned by Meitei community were allowed to be vandalized and targeted by NSF volunteers.

He stated that it is unfortu- nate to get communal diktats from NSF to impose a ban on Meitei owned vehicles in Naga dominated areas after the incident.

Who is playing the communal card, the police or the NSF?, he asked.

Such politics are not acceptable and asked why NSF has targeted Meitei community.

After the NSF has removed the ban after the suspension, AMSU has also removed its ban on all Nagaland related activities in Manipur.

He cautioned that NSF must refrain from inciting commu- nal hatred among the Manipuris and stated that they must have a clear picture of what Manipur is.

The State is not only for Meitei community but other ethnic communities reside in the State too where any blame of any incident should not be targeted towards the Meitei, he added.

General secretary of AMSU Manjit Sarangthem asked why the Meitei is communally dragged into the incident.

He blamed that the State Government must be held responsible for selling off its dignity by suspending police personnel on mere specu- lation following the diktats of NSF.

He reminded that in the ILP issue, police personnel in- volved in the killing of Robinhood were suspended after days of hue and cry, but for such petty issue suspending five police personnel show that the State Government has no determina- tion to safeguard the interest of every citizen of the State.

All the sitting MLAs and Ministers must resign on moral ground, he added.

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