On students’ target, Governor exits Manipur

A day after students clashed with security forces during their march to Raj Bhavan, Manipur Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya on Wednesday left Imphal for Guwahati, officials said.

Manipur University has postponed all postgraduate and undergraduate examinations till further orders. Acharya, who is the Governor of Assam with additional charge of Manipur, left the state for Guwahati around 10 am, officials said without divulging further details.

More than 55 students and security personnel received minor injuries during the clash on Tuesday near the Raj Bhavan. The protesters were demanding removal of the DGP and security adviser to the state government for their alleged inability to deal with the law and order situation in Manipur, where drones and rockets were used recently in the ethnic violence.

Security has been tightened in the region with deployment of additional forces and barricading of sensitive areas.