Govt reminded to implement assurance ; ANSAM sets Nov 27 deadline
Source: The Sangai Express / Newmai News Network
Senapati, November 21 2023:
The All Naga Students' Association, Manipur (ANSAM) has set November 27 as the deadline for the State Government to implement its assurance regarding the demands of the Naga student body.
In a statement issued to Newmai News Network tonight, the ANSAM said that it "takes due cognizance" of the grievances of the voice of the people in the "peace areas" of Manipur, not affected by the ongoing violence who have been urging the Government to restore internet connectivity in all "peace areas" of the State, specially the "Naga areas" which are not affected by the violence.
The Naga student body has also been demanding declaration of the long pending result for recruitment of 190 Assistant Professors.
The economic blockade launched by the Naga student body in retaliation to the "State Government's deliberate defiance of agreements" signed on October 26, 2023, was amicably suspended following an assurance given by Minister Awangbow Newmai, as the convener of Naga Legislators' Forum and representative of the State Government, in an urgent meeting held between the ANSAM, its executive council, its units, and the representative of the Naga Legislators' Forum at Senapati on November 9 .
"Now, the assured deadline of 4 to 5 days from the day of the urgent meeting for declaring the said result and restoration of internet connectivity in all the "peace areas of the Nagas" not affected by the ongoing violence has lapsed and the Government and the department concerned are remaining mum", the Naga student body added.
The ANSAM said it "considers the inactiveness" of the Government in declaring the result of the Assistant Professors recruitment a complete mockery on their part as far as betterment of Higher Education sector in the State is concerned and failure of restoration of internet connectivity in all the "peace areas" not affected by violence as assured in the meeting is a "blatant lie" to the association.
The ANSAM said that it has decided to launch agitations of all kinds in the event of failure to fulfil the demands from November 27 and the State Government "shall be responsible for any unwanted incidents during the course of the agitation" .