Manipur: Police stops students attempting to storm CM’s bungalow
Hindustan TimesA march by six different student bodies of Manipur, who tried to storm chief minister N Biren Singh’s bungalow in Imphal during a protest, was stopped by the police on Monday. Carrying placards and festoons in their hands which read “Implement NRC in Manipur”, “No compromise on identity and land”, “Save Forest Save Environment”, “Protect indigenous rights and future”, etc., the students shouted also slogans all along the road right from the General Post Office, where they were stopped. “We’re demanding the implementation of NRC to protect our indigenous population,” said L Lamyanba, president of the Democratic Students’ Alliance Of Manipur, while speaking to the reporters covering the march, which began Monday afternoon. We want to safeguard our environment and want to protect our future.” The six student bodies who participated in the protest included the Manipuri Students’ Federation, Democratic Students’ Alliance Of Manipur, Kangleipak Students’ Association, Students’ Union Of Kangleipak, and Apunba Ireipak-ki Maheiroi Singpang Lup.