Bandh, boycott won’t bring solution: Manipur CM

Imphal, Sep 30: Calling bandh and boycotting classes will bring no solution, stated Chief Minister, Okram Ibobi Singh while addressing in the closing ceremony of the 2nd School Meet at Khuman Lampak today. The Chief Minister appealed to the students’ organizations, All Manipur Students’ Union (AMSU), Manipur Students Federation (MSF) and Kangleipak Students’ Association (KSA) to stop their agitation of boycotting the classes and requested them to come forward for talks.

Stating the July 23 shoot out at Khwairamband Bazaar as unfortunate, O Ibobi Singh who presided as the chief guest at the 2nd School Meet maintained that several agitations have erupted since the incident.

He also asserted that the government had decided to initiate a magisterial probe on the July 23 incident. However, in the interest of the general public the Judicial Enquiry has been initiated.

The Chief Minister has also appealed to the people of Manipur to come forward and furnish their statement in connection with the incident.

Asserting that the police officials involved in the July 23 incident to have been suspended, O Ibobi stated that the police officials cannot be just dismissed without appropriate enquiry.

Ibobi Singh said that he had received information of providing bullets to some schools by the boycott supporters for conducting classes.

Instead of agitating and boycotting the classes, the boycott supporters should come forward and talk and resolve the matter, stated O Ibobi Singh.

He also stated that such activities are not meant for the students.

Maintaining that the Government has always given the first priority to education in the State, O Ibobi further asserted that the performance of the Government schools’ is deteriorating every year. The school authorities must complain to the higher authorities to improve the performance of the government schools, added the Chief Minister.

He also assured that the government would support such annual school meet. About 777 students from all the nine districts of the State participated in the second school meet.