Shillong, Oct 23: Khasi Students Union (KSU) president Raymond Kharjana and general secretary Reuben Najiar, who were arrested in connection with the August-19 violence during KSU’s black flag bike rally, were released on bail on Friday.
They were received and felicitated by former KSU president Lambokstarwell Marngar and former KSU vice president in presence of other KSU activists.
Kharjana and Najiar were taken in a procession from Shillong District Jail to the KSU office at Jaiaw.
Following his release, Kharjana said jail is a “big school” for the Union and vowed to intensify the fight for its five demands.
“When we are in jail, it is like a school that sharpens the mature thinking… Inside, we get time to ponder over issues that affect our jaidbynriew, which we sometimes miss outside due to our busy schedule,” he said.
“We see some of our five demands have started to take shape. There are others we will have to follow up and push from time to time. For now, we will pursue these five demands,” he added.
The KSU chief expressed his gratitude to the present and former KSU leaders for running the Union while its top leaders were behind bars.
He also criticised the government alleging attempts to break the morale of KSU members and urged the latter to unite to continue their struggle for fulfilling the five demands.
