MUSU demand rally inside MU

IMPHAL, May 21: Members of the Manipur University Student Union Revival Demand Committee (MUSU RDC) led by its Convenor K Karnajit staged a rally inside the Manipur University (MU) campus to submit a memorandum to Vice Chancellor of MU Dr H Nandakumar Sarma on Monday.

However, as Dr Nandakumar was out of station, the members along with its Convenor held a meeting with MU representatives which included the  Registrar, DFO, VC in-charge, Manager State Bank of India MU Campus and Security in-charge MU. However, the meeting could not bring about any conclusion.

Excerpts from the memorandum to be submitted to the VC stated that MUSU should be revised on or before May 30, 2013. The University Authority should take up actions to conduct Students Body Election as early as possible, it said.

Other demands called for the west, north and south gate of the University to be unlocked on or before May 22, 2013 and opening the cash counter situated in the administrative block  till 3.00 pm iand take up steps to open 3 or more counters.

It also stated, the security and homegaurds should stop checking the students while entering into the University campus and urged for the SBI, MU campus to open 2 transaction counters for the students within the next 24 hours.

The memorandum then said, the University should take up punitive action against teaching as well as non teaching staff involved in contract works. The authority must ban leasing out department equipment/tools to private parties.