KANGPOKPI, Nov.25: Presenting its displeasure and alleging the state Government of not responding to its representation and cautioned on November 12 the All Tribal Students`™ Union Manipur (ATSUM) led by Emboi Serto today called 12 hrs total bandh in the state from 6 am till 6 pm of November 27.
Ring a bell to the state Government ATSUM supremo Emboi Serto said that the issues raised by the student body are not new but our old demands before adding that months become years and still some of our issues are yet to be act in accordance with the MoU after MoU signed with the Government including Chief Minister, Minister and bureaucrats in a span of 8 years.
The student body, who feels that they are patience enough in waiting the Government to look into their demands, wants to know when their demands be look into.
`ATSUM has been patience enough and if the Government says that 8 years is not enough than we would like to know frankly when our demands will be look into`, continued Emboi while adding that ATSUM understand that there are limitation but we want the Government also to respect the sentiments of the neglected tribal people if at all we have to live together.
Considering ATSUM as capable of nothing and thinking that they took them for a ride is a big mistake on the part of the state Government pointed out ATSUM supremo while appealing the tribal people to abstain from the Sangai Festival for the day to show their dissatisfaction.
Expounding that ATSUM is not an organization which is synonymous with bandhs and blockades Emboi Serto asserted that to live together we also need to share together.
Urging other communities to understand and respect the sentiments of tribal people ATSUM supremo cautioned that after consultation ATSUM will be compelled to take up the issue in the higher level and other forms of agitation.