Secretariat set to witness flowery protest

Informing this here on Wednesday, HITO president Donbok Dkhar said the march will start from the U Kiang Nangbah statue at Barik to the secretariat, CM’s residence and party offices of the NPP, UDP and BJP – on Friday morning.

“The government has given us guns and tear gas in the last two years but in return we will give them “roses of redemption” so that they will be redeemed from their sins,” Dkhar added.

He said the organization has been demanding the government to immediately suspend those in the higher authority for issuing the order and the two police officers including a DSP for throwing tear gas at the teachers, who were peacefully protesting on October 7.

“Until and unless the government suspends all those involved in the incident, we have no option but to agitate,” he said.

According to him, DSP Aiban Diengdoh and another police official Simsang Sangma were seen throwing tear gas at the teachers.

When asked about 144 CrPC promulgation  by the district administration, Dkhar said, “I haven’t heard that to go and give flowers to the legislators is a violation so on what ground they will stop us from giving them flowers.”

“We just want to send a clear message to the MDA government under the leadership of Conrad K Sangma that if you give us tears of gas we will give you real tears, try to make us cry we will make you cry,” he stated.

He further asked the state government to stop provoking the pressure groups because the police could have avoided the use of excessive force by using barricades if they wanted to stop the teachers from taking out the protest march. Dkhar said such police action should not be allowed to repeat in the future as the recent incident had even witnessed children and pregnant teachers being affected and traumatized.

By Our Reporter