In the violence struck Manipur, 13 sports students from Madhya Pradesh are trapped. The students have appealed to the government for help. Former Chief Minister Kamal Nath has demanded Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan to rescue the students.
Ram Dangore, MLA from Pandhana has also written a letter to the CM. Violence has erupted in Manipur over the Meitei reservation dispute. The situation is becoming worrying. Internet is down. Curfew has been imposed in half the districts.
Students from Madhya Pradesh also study in Manipur's capital Imphal's National Sports University and other educational institutes,13 students of the state are stranded in the National Sports University. These include 3 from Khandwa district, one student from Khargone, 2-2 from Betul, Indore, Gwalior, 1 from Jabalpur, 1 from Shivpuri and 1 from Singrauli.
Shashibhan Tiwari, a resident of Khandwa district, told , “We have our campus at National Sports University at Kuman Lampak Stadium in Imphal, Manipur. I am a student of B.Sc Sports Coaching from there. Firing has been going on here for three days. There is a mutual dispute going on between Kuki and Meitei. Bombs are exploding around where our campus is. The fire was started several times.
Living in fear day and night. We are having trouble eating now. Earlier good food was available, but now due to the problem of ration and food items, we are not able to get even complete food. Our faculty has informed that the stock is running out. We request the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh Shivraj Singh Chouhan and the Government of Madhya Pradesh to rescue us from here soon.
The situation is getting worse everyday.The collector called and said, will get the rescue done by tomorrow
Shashibhan Tiwari said, today I got a call from Khandwa Collector and Pandhana MLA Ram Dangore. He has told us to get him rescued from here soon. The MLA has said that he will get the rescue done by this evening or tomorrow. 13 students of Madhya Pradesh are stranded here.