The Konyak Students’ Union (KSU) commemorated the 20th anniversary programme in honor of late Panglem and late Chahtai at KSU Martyrs’ Park on Tuesday.
In a press release issued by KSU condemned the brutal incident of March 18, 2005, in which two innocent students Late Panglem and Late Chahtai both hailing from Totok Chingnyu Village were mercilessly slain by NSCN-I-M.
As they mark 20 years since that tragic day, the union remember with deep sorrow how the two students, while responding to the Konyak Union’s clarion call for a peace rally, fell victim to such a heinous act amidst the public areas in Leangha Village, where two factions had engaged in conflict.
The KSU stands firm in reminding the perpetrators that such barbaric actions will never be tolerated in the future. It also reminded that no nation has ever progressed by shedding the blood of its own brothers. “This tragic chapter in our history will not be erased—it will be remembered as a painful but significant lesson for generations to come”, read a statement.
The union called upon all responsible individuals and organizations to ensure that such atrocities are never repeated and prayed that this be a reminder that peace and unity must always prevail over violence.
The programme was chaired by Education Secretary KSU, Yeihtai; invocation was offered by Pastor KBCM, Rev. H Moba, and solidarity message was delivered by general secretary KSU, A Pangnan Tingthok Konyak President Konyak Union, Ponglem Konyak President KNSK and the Family Members of two Late. Brothers.