Citizens demanded MPDA against miscreants: DC
SHILLONG: The Tura Government College Student Union (TGCSU) has strongly condemned the arrest of ‘innocent’ student leaders by the West Garo Hills district administration.
“The leaders have their own right to hold meetings and organize peace rally accompanied by their fellow students. In a democracy, we have the right to express our views,” TGCSU general secretary Balkarin Ch Marak said in a statement issued here on Sunday. Stating that the arrest of its president Israel D Marak and sports secretary Symon N Sangma is totally unjustified, Marak said that students have the right to fight for their justice and raise their opinions for genuine issues like the demand of a separate Garo State.
Meanwhile, the student union also condemned the district administration for closing Tura Govt. College which will bring forth great loss to the students.
Earlier, West Garo Hills Deputy Commissioner Pravin Bakshi has said that Tura Government College would remain closed till September 19 in the wake of the recent incident in which chairman of the Garo Hills State Movement Committee (GHSMC) took shelter at the College.
According to Bakshi, the SP of the district has ordered the sealing of the hostel which had allegedly become a place for criminal conspiracy and anti-Government/anti-people agitators. Meanwhile, police arrested two more persons on Saturday for violating prohibitory orders and holding meetings to organize a rally to DC office for unconditional release of the so called statehood activists.
The arrested were identified as Israel D Marak, president of TGSCU and Symon Sangma, secretary of sports, TGCSU .
Bakshi claimed that citizens are demanding MPDA against the miscreants for manhandling and holding the entire Garo Hills to ransom.