Shillong, August 31: The North East Students’ Organisation (NESO) condemns in the strongest terms the unprovoked attack on people belonging to the indigenous communities of Twipra who were part of the rally in Agartala on August 23rd 2016.
The Organisation is deeply disturbed by such violence to the already marginalised and disenfranchised indigenous community by members of non-indigenous population which resulted in the injury to scores of people and also the failure on the part of the state government to give protection to people conducting peaceful rallies.
In the press statement issued by the Chairman of the NESO Mr Samuel Jyrwa said that “We demand that the state government should conduct a judicial inquiry into the incident and also adequate compensation should be meted out to victims of this unprovoked violence”.
In this respect, the NESO along with the Twipra Students’ Fedreration (TSF), Gauhati Unit, will organise a Sit In Demonstration in Gauhati on the 2nd September 2016 as a mark of solidarity to the indigenous peoples of Twipra.
The NESO Chairman also give a strong message to the non-indigenous communities of Twipra that the people of Twipra are not alone in their fight for their right but the entire indigenous peoples of the North Eastern Region are with them.
