IMPHAL, June 12 - Manipur Hill-based tribal students� bodies have expressed strong displeasure and condemned the Delhi incident wherein several �peaceful and unarmed� tribal protesters were �assaulted and detained� by Delhi Police and Manipur Rifles personnel.
At the backdrop of the �brutality� committed by Delhi Police and Manipur Rifles personnel posted at Manipur Bhavan, New Delhi, the All Tribal Students� Union Manipur along with other organisations � Kuki Students� Organisation and All Naga Students� Association Manipur � convened an emergency consultative meeting here recently, ATSUM informed in a statement.
The three organisations unanimously adopted a resolution condemning the �brutality and highhandedness� exhibited by the Delhi Police and Manipur Rifles personnel.
The unprecedented use of �excessive force� against the peaceful and unarmed tribal protesters is unwarranted, the statement said, adding that the peaceful protest outside the Manipur Bhavan took a violent turn following an unexpected lathi charge by Delhi Police personnel without prior warning in gross violation of the standard operating procedures, resulting in a number of civilians getting injured.