Shillong, Feb 22: The North East Students’ Organisation (NESO), which comprises of the Khasi Students’ Union (KSU), All Assam Students’ Union (AASU), Naga Students’ Federation (NSF), Mizo Zirlai Pawl (MZP), Twipra Students’ Federation (TSF), All Manipur Students’ Union (AMSU), Garo Students’ Union (GSU) and All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU) representing eight major students’ movements of the seven North Eastern States
The NESO has drown to the attention of the notification of the Home Ministry government of Indian, is drawn to the notification issued by the Government of India through the Ministry of Home Affairs wherein the Government of India has given sweeping powers to the Assam Rifles to arrest anyone, search any place without any warrant in the states of Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur.
In this regard, NESO strongly condemns such unwarranted action on the part of the GOI and this can be termed as ‘state sponsored oppression’ which further proves of the attitude that the BJP led Central Government has towards the indigenous peoples of the North East.
The students body of the North east wonders whether this move by the Central Government is in any way connected to the inability of the GOI to table the CAB in the just concluded session of the Rajya Sabha due to the peoples movement, or to put in place the Assam Rifles personnel to oppress any peoples movement in the near future if the BJP brings back the CAB after the Lok Sabha Election.
The NESO alleged that, it seems that the GOI is never satisfied to subject the indigenous peoples of the North East to untold misery and suffering through AFSPA which has been in imposition for decades but more and more draconian measures are being imposed just like this Notification of the Ministry of Home Affairs.
This unprovoked move by the GOI can be termed as downright tyranny on the indigenous peoples of the North East and NESO calls upon all the indigenous peoples to be united, alert and to rise to the occasion in the event of any eventuality.
