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DESAM threatens 120-hr bandh over student arrests

IMPHAL, May 28: The Democratic Students’ Alliance Manipur (DESAM) has cautioned the state government that if the students arrested by the state police with regard to recent assassination of Md Islamuddin, the proctor of Manipur University, are not released by the 31st of this month the apex body will hold a 120 hours state-wide bandh and further organize mass agitations and also impose emergency in the state.
Talking to media persons, the secretary general of the students’ organization Yumnam Ratankumar maintained that the state government should immediately release the students as the said students were not involved in the murder case of Md Islamuddin since the real culprits were the underground outfit KYKL.
He also mentioned that the recent killing of Md Islamuddin is the responsibility of Manipur University authority as it is the responsibility of the authority to end the crisis which occurred in the Manipur University recently. Everyone thinks this is the main reason why the professor was killed by the underground outfit. So, now the Manipur University authority and state government’s silence and arrest and harassment of the students is really very shameful.
The students organization has appealed to the state government to release the students without any condition. To move their agitation forward the apex body is also organizing some sit-in protests at Imphal west, Imphal east, Bishnupur district and Thoubal district from tomorrow.
If the state government fails to act on the demand of the students organization within the deadline the organization is prepared to start various forms of agitations including a 120 hour state-wide bandh and the whole responsibility would be on the state government and Manipur University. However, the said bandh would be relaxed for students as a part of its objective to bring quality education in the state, said the secretary general. (IFP)

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