Newmai News Network Imphal | September 25 Various student organisations have announced to call 48 hours Manipur statewide bandh from midnight of September 26 demanding the "immediate and unconditional" release of those arrested persons by the police during the 'midnight raid' of the Manipur University. The student bodies said the bandh is also in protest against the ‘midnight raid’ of Manipur police in the men’s hostel of Manipur University in the intervening night of September 20 and 21. All Manipur Student Union (AMSU), Manipuri Student Federation (MSF), Kangleipak Student Association (KSA), SUK, DESAM and AIMS will be imposing the bandh. The student organizations strongly condemned the ‘midnight raid’ and other actions of the government. The government has shut down internet since September 21 after the ‘midnight raid’ as it felt that there is likelihood of law and order issue in the state. Agitators will not cooperate with inquiry committee The agitating Manipur University Student Union (MUSU), Manipur University Teacher Association (MUTA) and Manipur University Staff Association (MUSA) have resolved not to co-operate with the inquiry committee constituted by the Ministry of Human Resource Development to investigate into the allegations hurled at Prof AP Pandey for “administrative and financial irregularities”. The reasons for this resolution of MUSU, MUTA and MUSA has been that, “as transparency, truth and capability of the inquiry committee to be independent have been compromised”, they said they will immediately withdraw their acceptance of the inquiry committee and stop co-operating with it. The three organizations also resolved to demand that a commission of inquiry under the Commission of Inquiry Act 1952 should immediately be instituted in place of the two-men Inquiry Committee. MUSU, MUTA and MUSA further resolved that the students and teachers, who have been taken into custody by the state security forces, should be released immediately without any pre-condition.
