SHILLONG, MAY 2: Agitated over the arrest of two of its member, the Khasi Students Union (KSU) has given 24-hour ultimatum to the state government to release them.
Police had arrested the union’s Mawlai circle general secretary Johnny Lyngdoh and Demseiniong unit vice president Teiborlang Nongbri on Tuesday in connection with the vandalism at Laitumkrah during the KSU procession on April 4 as part of the Khasi National Awakening Day.
Addressing a media conference Thursday evening, KSU President Daniel Khyriem said he was surprise by the arrested of Johny Lyngdoh and Teiborlang Nongbri in connection with an assault case under Laitumkhrah police station.
Khyriem warned that both of them must be released within 24 hours. Once the deadline is over and if their demand is not met, Khyriem said that the union will meet again. The deadline countdown comes into effect from Thursday.
Expressing unhappiness over the arrest, Khyriem said the union had cooperated with the state government by appearing before the two inquiry committees constituted to probe into the April 4 incidents.
Khyriem said, “The report of the inquiry committees is yet to be made public, but the government had asked the police to arrest the KSU members.”
Khyriem also said that both he and KSU general secretary Auguster Jyrwa will appear before the Laitumkhrah police to give their statements after notice are served to them.
CMJ Univ scam: Khyriem also demanded that the state government to institute either an independent or a judicial inquiry to go into the affairs of the CMJ University.
Khyriem said, “Since 2007 onwards we have been demanding from the state government to take action against the CMJ University as we found out that the facilities provided to the students were inadequate.”
In the wake of the directives issued by Governor Ranjit S. Mooshahary to the university to recall all the degrees which were awarded to the students, Khyriem expressed concern over the fate of those who had completed their studies from the university.
Expressing concern that the government failed to initiate action all these years, Khyriem said the government should look into the affairs of other private universities which are operating in the state to ensure that the future of the students is not jeopardized.
Khyriem alsi felt that the government should, for the time being, freeze granting of permission to groups or individuals to open private universities in the state.- By Our Reporter
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