KSA intensifies protest to safeguard natives

From Our Correspondent

BISHNUPUR | Aug 19

Kangleipak Student Association (KSA) has organised a rally at Ningthoukhong today in demand for the introduction of a new law that bars non locals from standing in elections. The rally was held as a part of the ongoing agitations undertaken to save the indigenous peoples of Manipur.

 The rally started from Ningthoukhong Higher Secondary School, and banners which said, ‘Refugees cannot become landlords,’ ‘Non locals must not enter into elections’ etc. were used and many slogans were shouted.   

Demands were also made to release the arrested workers of KSA

Meanwhile in Thoubal in demand for the introduction a new law for the creation of an assembly of indigenous people, and the unconditional release of the arrested workers Kangleipak Students Union, the Thoubal district committe of KSA organised a protest at Thoubal – Yairipok Road.

An effigy of chief minister N. Biren was burnt by the volunteers of KSA in the protest where students of Somorendra Sana Royal Higher Secondary School, Kshetrileikai Thoubal also took part.

The students displayed many placards which read ‘Release the KSA volunteers without any condition’, ‘Make a law that prevents non locals from entering into elections’, ‘Non locals must not stand in elections’, ‘CM’s act of blaming students are having failed to make his works turn into actions is a severe act of misconduct’ and ‘stop playing electoral politics on population influx.’

One worker of KSA expressed that the chief minister must turn into his words spoken on the assembly session of July 29 into actions. KSA condemn his act of tuning towards the students to put the blame after having failed to live up to his words, he said. The arrested workers of KSA must be released without any conditions otherwise extreme measures will be taken, he added.

The officers of Thobal district police arrived at the sport and cleared up the road by pushing away the students but no interaction between KSA and the police took place as they had already left the scene when police arrived.

From Our Correspondent

BISHNUPUR | Aug 19

Kangleipak Student Association (KSA) has organised a rally at Ningthoukhong today in demand for the introduction of a new law that bars non locals from standing in elections. The rally was held as a part of the ongoing agitations undertaken to save the indigenous peoples of Manipur.

 The rally started from Ningthoukhong Higher Secondary School, and banners which said, ‘Refugees cannot become landlords,’ ‘Non locals must not enter into elections’ etc. were used and many slogans were shouted.   

Demands were also made to release the arrested workers of KSA

Meanwhile in Thoubal in demand for the introduction a new law for the creation of an assembly of indigenous people, and the unconditional release of the arrested workers Kangleipak Students Union, the Thoubal district committe of KSA organised a protest at Thoubal – Yairipok Road.

An effigy of chief minister N. Biren was burnt by the volunteers of KSA in the protest where students of Somorendra Sana Royal Higher Secondary School, Kshetrileikai Thoubal also took part.

The students displayed many placards which read ‘Release the KSA volunteers without any condition’, ‘Make a law that prevents non locals from entering into elections’, ‘Non locals must not stand in elections’, ‘CM’s act of blaming students are having failed to make his works turn into actions is a severe act of misconduct’ and ‘stop playing electoral politics on population influx.’

One worker of KSA expressed that the chief minister must turn into his words spoken on the assembly session of July 29 into actions. KSA condemn his act of tuning towards the students to put the blame after having failed to live up to his words, he said. The arrested workers of KSA must be released without any conditions otherwise extreme measures will be taken, he added.

The officers of Thobal district police arrived at the sport and cleared up the road by pushing away the students but no interaction between KSA and the police took place as they had already left the scene when police arrived.

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