Imphal: The Kuki Students’ Organisation (KSO), Delhi & NCR, has voiced strong opposition to the Manipur Public Service Commission’s (MPSC) decision to conduct its upcoming main examination in Guwahati, Assam.
The student body argues that bypassing Churachandpur district, which they consider a safe zone and administrative center for Kuki students amidst the ongoing ethnic unrest in Manipur, is “unjust and burdensome.”
In a formal letter to the Governor of Manipur, Ajay Kumar Bhalla, the student body termed the decision “unjust and burdensome,” especially for aspirants from the Kuki community who have already been displaced or affected by the protracted violence in the state.
“Many are already enduring unimaginable challenges…Travelling outside the state, far from their homes, adds a layer of hardship that could have been avoided if Lamka had been considered a viable centre,” the letter stated.
The letter, signed by KSO President Paojakhup Guite and Education Secretary Kerry Janggoulen Khongsai, underscored the disproportionate impact such logistical choices have on communities affected by conflict.
The KSO warned that excluding Churachandpur as an examination centre could be seen as an infringement on constitutional rights and a denial of educational access for a marginalized group.
The students’ body called on the Governor to intervene and ensure the relocation of the examination centre to Churachandpur within the current month, citing both humanitarian and practical grounds.
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The organization cautioned that a failure to heed this request could lead Kuki students in Delhi and across India to perceive it as an act of suppressing the educational opportunities of a particular community.
