Manipur crisis: Students destroy text books

Students demanding withdrawal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act from Manipur destroyed text books in front of the Raj Bhavan.

Hundreds of students demanding the immediate withdrawal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act from Manipur on Wednesday destroyed text books in front of the Raj Bhavan after they were denied permission by the police to meet governor SS Sidhu, official sources said.

Police prevented the students from proceeding towards the Raj Bhavan to hand over the text books to the governor as prohibitory orders were in place in the area, the sources said.

When they found that they were unable to move further, the students destroyed the books near the northern gate of the Raj Bhavan, the sources said.

Students from various institutions had been attempting to hand over the text books to the governor and Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh in the past one week to press for withdrawal of the Act.