Students protest over new head master appointment

IMPHAL, April 29: Students of the Mongkot Chapu High school today staged a protest in the school premises against the appointment of the new Head master of the High school above the local Headmaster in charge calling for the withdrawal of the appointment order of the new head master at Litan Mongkot Chepu under Ukhrul district.

The students of school stage a protest held banners and placards written with 'Do not Change our local head master', 'no welcome for newcomer headmaster' and 'we want administration from the a local leaders to improve our education' among others.

Speaking to the media, one of the students of the High school said that TH Kamkhothang, the head master in charge of the High school has been running the school from the year 2009 for the welfare of the school and its students including hiring three teachers from his own pocket for the vacant post of teachers of Biology, Physics and Maths subject.

He also said that when TH Kamkhothang was appointed as the Head master in charge, there were only 37 students in the school from class 1 to 10 but following his hard work and dedication, the numbers of student increased upto 300 this year.

He alleged that the newly appointed Headmaster had come to the school some one month back just for a day to the school and not turned up at the school till last week when he came back with an order of appointment as the head master of the school.

He continued saying that the students of the school are against the new headmaster and said that if the government failed to take back order back, then the students will boycott their school classes.