IMPHAL, May 25 NNN: The Churachandpur District Students Union (CDSU) has announced to endorse the upcoming All Tribal Students Union, Manipur (ATSUM) to be begun from June 3 in
protest against the ignoring of various demands put up by the students’ body to the state government of Manipur on tribal issues.
CDSU said todat that it takes strong exception over the recalcitrant attitude, time and again shown by the state government on the aspiration of the tribal people.
“We feel that the charter of demands which had been put forward by the ATSUM are genuine and need prompt attention and democratic hearing. However, much to the chagrin of the representations made by ATSUM, the disdainful posture and the clinical approach taken by the government is rather unfortunate and uncalled for from the so called democratic government,” the CDSU said. The Churachandpur students’ body then said that if much ruckus could be kicked up by the government over the unauthorised and unofficial pamphlets targetting a particular community written by miscreants, “why the rights and legitimate demands of the tribals of Manipur pending all these years is not addressed?”
“CDSU, as it stands today and as a constituent member of ATSUM, would without any iota of doubt stood by ATSUM’s ultimatum served to the state government.
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