Dimapur, February 25 (MExN): The Manipur unit of the Naga Peoples’ Front today termed it “unfortunate” that the Government of Manipur (GoM) deliberately ignored the appeal of the Naga Students Federation in sorting out the problem arising “out of indiscipline” by state police personnel on February 14 at Koirengei. In a press release, NPF stated that the Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister should have invited the student leaders and solved the problem. Observing that “delay and ignore tactics” has created unnecessary problems many a times in the past, NPF stated that the ban called by NSF could have been avoided if the State had taken the issue seriously. “More problems will come if such tactics of dealing [with] any situation by the state government continue,” it contended and maintained that the Manipur Chief Minister should immediately invite the student leaders and resolve the issue. Calling upon all communities to respect each other’s sentiment, the Naga People’s Front has also appealed to the NSF to restrain from any violence and instead, urged the student body to explore other means to resolve the problem.
