Twenty villages students’ union under Longleng Sadar has termed as “false and bias” the statement of Yongnyah Area Students’ Union (YSAU), published on June 25, 2016, saying the statement attempted “to strangulate the minds of the peoples.”
In a press release, 20 villages students’ union convenor B. Ating Phom and secretary M.Chaupong Phom expressed resentment over selecting the site at Yungho under Yongnyah village for establishment of polytechnic institution. They questioned YASU as to how site at Yungho could be feasible when there was no facilities such as electricity, postal service, banking, medical, security etc. The signatories asserted that the site would not benefit the student community as the proposed site was “too far away” – 30km from district headquarters Longleng.
They also expressed surprise at how the department recommended Yungho site for setting up polytechnic despite “fully aware” of the government notification that “such a reputed institution can be established within the vicinity of the district headquarter having all the facilities” that benefited the student community.
In view of the above mentioned, the twenty village students’ union affirmed that the proposed polytechnic institution should be established within jurisdiction of the district headquarters, where there was “adequate area of land having all the recommended facilities.” The union also reminded of the Resolution No.22 of Phom Students’ Conference (PSC), which purportedly states that “No diversion of any development facilities from District Headquarter to other outpost (sub-division) under Longleng District” should be recommended or diverted at any cost.
The union cautioned against violating the resolution, which it said was jointly adopted by federating students’ union of Longleng district.
It also warned any political leader or public leader against ruining and dividing the unity of the community by violating the resolution.