IMPHAL, July 9: Police killing an agitator while a State Assembly or the Parliament is in session is very rare, observed veteran politician Okram Joy referring to yesterday`\u2122s death of a student in police firing.<\/p>\n
He said the Assembly or the Parliament is in session to discuss issues of the people of the land.<\/p>\n
Now, who is to be held responsible for the killing of the student when the State Assembly is underway, he asked.<\/p>\n
He continued why the State Assembly had failed to discussed the ILPS issue before yesterday`\u2122s incident and why the government failed to give a suo-moto statement on the issue till date.<\/p>\n
The State government has given its statement only after the death of the student, Joy said.<\/p>\n
The government has been neglecting the people`\u2122s agitation which hurt the public sentiment, he continued.<\/p>\n
Now this resulted in a mass public agitation leading to the death of the student, he said.<\/p>\n
If the government had given a suo-moto statement on the issue earlier or atleast one of the MLAs raised the issue during the Assembly session, the Robinhood would have been still living, Joy continued.<\/p>\n
Yesterday there were many businesses during the Assembly session, various issues were discussed, but not a single discussion on ILPS, which is unfortunate, he declared.<\/p>\n
He further strongly condemned the incident of police action resulting in the death of the student and injuring more than 40 students.<\/p>\n
The day will remain etched in the history of the land, he observed.<\/p>\n
It is also very unfortunate that even the district magistrates had allowed police personnel to fire tear gas shells, rubber bullets, mock bombs, water cannon and lathi-charge against the students, he continued.<\/p>\n
It is also really shocking that the police personnel had shot the tear gas shell directly to the students who were taking out the rally, he lamented.<\/p>\n
The ex-MLA also said that the police should be aware that any firing be it tear gas shell or rubber bullets should be fired at a 33 degree above the public.<\/p>\n
There is still no report of at what angle the tear gas shell hit Robinhood, but it clear from primary investigation of medical report that he was killed by a tear gas shell, he continued.<\/p>\n
O Joy also observed that the incident occurred due to the arrogant nature of the police who behave like beast against the public.<\/p>\n
The personnel involved should be given befitting punishment according to the land of the law, he said.<\/p>\n
He further blamed the Manipur Regulation of Visitors, Tenants and Migrant Workers Bill, 2015 for all these violence.<\/p>\n\n