THOUBAL, March 2: In connection with the incident of stabbing and critically injuring a teacher of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) Chandel with a knife by his student on February 10, the Naga Students` Union Chandel (NSUC) and Naga Women Union Chandel (NWUC) stormed the Vidyalaya and shut it down indefinitely after receiving information that the accused student is coming to appear in the examination today.
A large number of volunteers of the two unions most of whom were womenfolk gathered at the JNV premises gate at Liwa Khullen Sarei in Chandel district since 8 am and detained the school Principal.
The volunteers also seized the question papers of today`s Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class XII examination.
Moreover, the volunteers blocked the Chandel District headquarters road temporarily in front of the school gate by putting logs along the road after a brief confrontation with the police personnel.
However, considering the academic career of the innocent students of the JNV, the Unions allowed to conduct the examination after locking and sealing the principal office only besides detaining him at the Vidyalaya`™s gate.
While speaking to the media persons, Joyningam, president of NSUC said that they received information that arrangement are being made for the accused student to appear in the examination at the centre.
He said that they cannot remain a mute spectator after such an incident creating fear psychosis in the minds of the students and teachers.
The Union demands that the accused should not be allowed to appear in the examination at this centre and he should be booked and given befitting punishment for his alleged crime, he added.
He demanded the transfer of the Principal of the Vidyalaya immediately while charging him that the incident happened as a result of poor administration.
The student leader questioned why the accused student was not expelled from the school even after committing the crime.
However, Principal of the Vidyalaya told the media persons that the arrangement has been made for the accused student to appear in the CBSE`s Class XII Examination following a Court Order and instruction given by Vidylaya`s higher authority.
Meanwhile, Joyningam Anal, president of the Naga Students Union Chandel informed media persons over the phone that the Union has shut down the Vidylaya indefinitely with immediate effect until their demands met.
However, the ongoing CBSE Examination will be exempted and the students will be allowed to appear the said Examination in the Vidyalaya, he added.