TSA sets Jan 25 deadline

Imphal, Jan 18 : Setting January 25 as the deadline, Thadou Students' Association (TSA) has announced its decision of launching various intense agitations from the next day of the State Government fails to implement the memorandum of understanding (MoU) that had been signed on an earlier occasion between the student body and the Education Minister.

Addressing a press conference in this connection at its Motbung Bazar head office today afternoon, TSA president Lamminlun Singsit lamented that MoU signed between the student body and the Education Minister on October 27, 2007 with regard to providing the requisite infrastructures in the Government schools under the jurisdiction of TSA has not been implemented so far.

Singsit recalled that in June-July of 2007 TSA had conducted an inspection tour of the schools and based on the findings a memorandum had been submitted to the Government highlighting various demands.

As the demands were not considered by the Government, various agitations had been launched.

Subsequently, at the invitation of the Education Minister, a meeting had been held at the latter's office leading to the signing of the MoU.

Accordingly, it was agreed that the required infrastructures would be provided within 15 days, the school buildings would be constructed on priority basis and the required teachers would be rationalised.

However, apart from providing some furniture, the Government has not implemented the rest of the demands, the TSA president rued, while announcing the decision of the student body to resume its intensified agitation from January 26 if the Government fails to keep its promises by January 25 .

The student leader also informed that TSA would be despatching its flying squad teams to check use of unfair means during the forthcoming HSLC and Higher Secondary Examination.