Imphal: Six student bodies in Manipur today decided to issue a dictat that sought to prohibit school and college students from wearing ‘indecent’ dresses.
They said girl students should wear the Manipuri ankle length dress, ‘Phanek’ and under no condition uniforms above the knee would be tolerated. Also the use of of mobile phones during school or college hours would also not be allowed.
This was decided by six students organisations including All Manipur Student Union, Democratic Students Alliance of Manipur, and Manipur Students Federation, who formed a coordination committee to launch the drive, a joint statement said here.
The statement said that sale of intoxicating substances at academic institutions would be banned.
The student bodies including All Manipur Students Union, Democratic Students Alliance of Manipur and Manipur Students Federation formed a coordination committee to launch the drive, a joint statement said here. Sale of intoxicating substances at academic institutions would also be banned, the statement said.
Girls in Manipur have been directed by these student organisations not to wear uniforms above the knee and avoid using mobile phones in schools and colleges.
The six student bodies issued this diktat today that sought to prohibit school and college students from wearing ‘indecent dresses’.
In 2001, Manipuri rebel group KYKL, fighting for an independent homeland for the predominantly Hindu Metei community, had warned that women of the state who do not wear the traditional sarongs called ‘Phaneks’ could face a death penalty. (PTI)
