‘Attack on Twipra’

SHILLONG, AUG 30:   The North East Students’ Organisation (NESO) condemned the unprovoked attack on people belonging to the indigenous communities of Twipra who were part of the rally in Agartala on August 23.

In a statement issued by NESO chairman Samuel Jyrwa on Tuesday night, he said 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.

The statement said,” We demand that the state government should conduct a judicial inquiry into the incident and also adequate compensation should be given to victims of this unprovoked violence.”

The statement informed that the NESO along with the Twipra Students’ Fedreration (TSF), Guwahati unit, will organise a sit In demonstration in Guwahati on the 2nd September as a mark of solidarity to the indigenous peoples of Twipra and also to 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.

The statement said NESO encourages the indigenous peoples of Twipra to never back down but to keep on fighting for their rights.-By Our Reporter