Guwahati, Jan 30: A group of young students were seen receiving lessons amid the remains of their school, destroyed in the ethnic violence that has affected Manipur since May 3, 2023.
An incident that occurred on January 17, 2024, involved at least three schools being allegedly set ablaze by State Police Commandos in Moreh’s Kuki-Zo business hub.
Despite the destruction and taking education as an important need for students, the principal of Bethsaida Academy School, Moreh, has taken it upon himself to continue teaching his students even after his school was burned down to ashes.
Earlier on Friday, thousands of Kuki-Zo people, including students, staged a sit-in protest in the Indo-Myanmar border town of Moreh, condemning the destruction of these educational institutions by Manipur state forces.
The protest stressed the ongoing disregard for the future of Moreh’s children and the students’ rights to education by both state and central governments.
Anthony Tongmang Mate, Secretary of the Moreh Private Schools Association, highlighted the impact on children’s education in Moreh, emphasising the urgent need for school restoration.
“The future of Moreh students is very dim, and we can’t say anything about it. Help our children go back to school, he added.
Also Read :Â 10-Kuki-Zomi-Hmar MLAs submit memo to PM seeking an alternative solution to the Manipur crisis
Also Watch
Find latest news from every corner of Northeast India at hubnetwork.in, your online source for breaking news, video coverage.
Also, Follow us on-
Twitter-twitter.com/nemediahub
Youtube channel-Â www.youtube.com/@NortheastMediaHub2020
Instagram-Â www.instagram.com/nemediahub
