Other students’ organisation should not interfere in MU issues: MUSU

By A Staff Reporter

IMPHAL | Oct 25

President of Manipur University Students Union, Buchi Mayanglangbam appealed organisation outside the university not to interfere in the internal matters of the Manipur University without taking MUSU into confidence. He said this during a press conference held today at the office of MUSU, Manipur University, Chanchipur.

Speaking to media persons, Buchi said construction of the fifth men’s hostel is a good step taken by Manipur University authority.  But MUSU condemned MU authority for naming the hostel after Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose without taking the taking MUSU into confidence.

Buchio said MUSU brought up the matter before the Vice Chancellor, and updated him of the norms and regulations for naming hostels in the campus.

He said by convention, the names of men’s hostels must be after hill ranges of Manipur and girls’ hostels, that of indigenous flowers. The Vice Chancellor agreed with the naming norm and ask suggestions on an appropriate name for the new hostel, he added.

After a thorough discussion, they decided to give the name of “Kheba Ching Men’s Hostel” after the historic Kheba Hillock, Buchi asserted.

He further said under instruction of the Vice Chancellor, university engineers were sent to the building to put down the inaugural stone yesterday.

Meanwhile MUSU condemned DESAM for trying to interfere in what is MUSU’s responsibility exclusively.

Buchi claimed “MUSU is a student union made of highly educated members unlike like DESAM”.

He said the year 2016-17 has been agitation in the university under the stewardship of MUSU which has been managing to resolve all university related issues peacefully. Buildings and the infrastructures of the university have been taken care of under MUSU watch.

Buchi appealed to DESAM and other student organisations not to create any unwanted issue as propaganda for the coming MUSU election which might affect the academic environment.

On the other hand, as a part of the activity of MUSU, a lecture cum interaction programme was organised on October 23 under the topic “Changing Dynamics of Korea-India Relations and Bilateral Relations Between South Korea and Manipur”, he said.

Political Counsellor of the Embassy of the Republic of Korea, New Delhi, Park June Seo gave a talk on the topic, he added.

Park had said Manipur and South Korea have similar eating habits, cultural activities and almost identical indigenous sports. He also said to make this relationship between Manipur University and South Korea better, cultural exchange programmes will be organised soon.