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Imphal, Oct 17 : The newly formed All Manipur Students Guardians` Organisation (AMSGO), Manipur, said the organisation has been running from pillar to post to have the administration intervene and ensure the condition whereby schools and colleges can resume classes.

The general secretary of the organisation O Yaima Singh said they have met several key figures in the government including the chief minister to press them to resolve with the Apunba Lup and other leaders of the current stir against the July 23 killings by commandos at the Khwairamband Bazar.

He said in a meeting the chief minister has assured them that hectic efforts are being made by the state government to restore peaceful academic conditions of the state by holding talks with the agitating student bodies in connection with the total paralysed of educations arising out of the Khwairamband bazar incident of July 23.

According to the AMSGO general secretary the education minister, L Jayantakumar, works minister, K Ranjit, power minister, Phungzathang Tonsing, IFCD minister N Biren and director education (S) Here Krishna were present at the meeting.

The organisation spkesperson further mentioned that, the organisation in their memorandum to the government called for appropriate resolution to the current turmoil in the education arising out of the unfortunate incident at Khwairamband bazar on July 23.

Their memorandum further narrated that, after the july 23 incident at BT Road all the educational institutions in the state are not imparting regular classes since, August 9, this year thereby creating turmoil in the areas of education.

The students at large are left with an uncertain future it said.

Further, the memorandum also mentioned that, the AMSGO, had called a meeting of parents of students on October 14 this month at the premises of Iboyaima Shumang Lila Shanglen, Imphal, to know what they are feeling about the education of their children.

In the said meeting the guardians and parents equivocally appealed all concerned, both government and agitators to agree with the proposal that all educational institutions should be declared as free zone and students should be allowed to go to schools from October 21.

The memroandum of AMSGO further elaborated that, the Parliament passed the Right of Children to free and compulsory education Act on August 14, 2009 making education a Fundamental Rights for every child of the country.

The deprivation of such a fundamental right of children will have far reaching consequences to the society`s future it said.

This being the case, there has arisen an urgent need for an administrative intervention to end the crisis.