KSA bid to storm BJP office foiled

By A Staff Reporter

IMPHAL | July 28

Kangleipak Students Association tried to storm the BJP state office demanding safeguard of indigenous people of the state and police arrested four volunteers of KSA including the president.

The volunteers arrived at the BJP office, Nityaipat Chuthek at around 2.30 pm by chanting slogans “save the rights of indigenous people”, “non-local must not be candidate”.

To control the protestors, police resorted to lathi charge in front of BJP office on the other side of the road.

Another team of KSA volunteers also tried to storm the BJP office. While the police personnel blocked the agitators, they threw pamphlets having their demands listed inside the office.

The demands were “non-local cannot involve while ruling the state”, “rights of indigenous cannot be handed over to non-local”, “neighbours cannot be the owner”, “reserve seats at eight constituencies for indigenous people” among nothers.

The agitators fled towards Tidim road and pelted stones at the police.

On the other hand, some students of Johnstone Higher Secondary School were injured during the agitation held today at BT road at around 1 pm. They were demanding withdrawal of the FIR filed against students. Students of the school tried to stage sit-in-protest in the eastern side of the school.

Section 144 of the CrPC has been implemented in the city area during the hour of Assembly session. Under this section an assembly of more than four people in an area is prohibited.

As a police team led by additional SP Priyadarshini Laishram tried to control the situation, some unknown persons started pelting stones from the campus towards police personnel.

Police personnel used tear gas, smoke bomb and mock bomb to control the situation. Teachers of school also helped in controlling the situation. After a long negotiation between the police and students the situation came under control.

During the protest some of the police personnel sustained injuries.

Imphal West additional SP (Ops), N. Madhunimai Singh said there is a wrong concept among the students that police cannot beat students during agitation. But if the students turn violent and harm the public then to control the situation police can take necessary actions under the law.

An interaction programme or open debate between public, students and police is highly necessary to avoid such situation at the earliest, he added.

By A Staff Reporter

IMPHAL | July 28

Kangleipak Students Association tried to storm the BJP state office demanding safeguard of indigenous people of the state and police arrested four volunteers of KSA including the president.

The volunteers arrived at the BJP office, Nityaipat Chuthek at around 2.30 pm by chanting slogans “save the rights of indigenous people”, “non-local must not be candidate”.

To control the protestors, police resorted to lathi charge in front of BJP office on the other side of the road.

Another team of KSA volunteers also tried to storm the BJP office. While the police personnel blocked the agitators, they threw pamphlets having their demands listed inside the office.

The demands were “non-local cannot involve while ruling the state”, “rights of indigenous cannot be handed over to non-local”, “neighbours cannot be the owner”, “reserve seats at eight constituencies for indigenous people” among nothers.

The agitators fled towards Tidim road and pelted stones at the police.

On the other hand, some students of Johnstone Higher Secondary School were injured during the agitation held today at BT road at around 1 pm. They were demanding withdrawal of the FIR filed against students. Students of the school tried to stage sit-in-protest in the eastern side of the school.

Section 144 of the CrPC has been implemented in the city area during the hour of Assembly session. Under this section an assembly of more than four people in an area is prohibited.

As a police team led by additional SP Priyadarshini Laishram tried to control the situation, some unknown persons started pelting stones from the campus towards police personnel.

Police personnel used tear gas, smoke bomb and mock bomb to control the situation. Teachers of school also helped in controlling the situation. After a long negotiation between the police and students the situation came under control.

During the protest some of the police personnel sustained injuries.

Imphal West additional SP (Ops), N. Madhunimai Singh said there is a wrong concept among the students that police cannot beat students during agitation. But if the students turn violent and harm the public then to control the situation police can take necessary actions under the law.

An interaction programme or open debate between public, students and police is highly necessary to avoid such situation at the earliest, he added.

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