IMPHAL, October 17: Reacting to reports about his dismissal from the post of Acting Speaker/Caretaker of the All Tribal Students`™ Union Manipur, Majabung Gangmei today made a clarification and sought an end to the infighting in the student body.
Speaking to media persons in a press meet at the Manipur Press Club, Majabung said he need to provide certain clarifications so as not to mislead and misinform the students of ATSUM and also the general public by the concocted statement of former president of the student body, Muan Tombing.
He said that the student leader without any resolution of its executive council, had sought a ticket from the Indian National Congress for the 16th Lok Sabha election which amounts to undemocratic functioning of the organisation.
He said following such conduct on the part of the executive head of the`™ organisation, he consider it most judicious to rest from the affairs of the assembly until the stabilisation of the misunderstanding reeling large within the organization.
He continued that he was threatened by a cadre of the NSCN (IM) most specifically around 7pm on May 15 directing him to restrain and withhold executing his obligations towards the organisation.
He said the NSCN (IM) cadre charged him of being associated with a valley based umbrella organisation CorCom.
The charge is completely unfounded he said before adding that it compelled him to lodge a criminal report with the concerned authorities.
Now there is an enquiry to identify the person concerned, he said.
Majabung further questioned the president`™s decision to dismiss him and how the speaker`™s post could be assign to the deputy speaker without giving him any opportunity of being heard as required.
He further sought clarifications from the president to apprise him as what provision of the organisation empowered the president to dismiss him.
He further called upon all civil organisations and student bodies to verify and resolve the ongoing internal differences and bring transparency and accountability to ATSUM.