Imphal, 07 October 2016 ( Evening News ) : Sit-in was held today protesting the burning down of Manipur University recreation hall and vandalising of two rooms at the university. The sit-in was staged by Manipur University Teachers Association, Manipur University Staff Association and Manipur University Officers Association in front of the main gate of the university. Various placards were displayed at the sit-in like ‘Make Manipur University a Violence Free Zone’, ‘We Condemn Violence’, ‘Honour the Sanctity of University’ among others. Manipur University Teachers Association President Prof. S. Jibon-kumar strongly condemned the incident and termed the arson at the Manipur University as unfortunate. He said it will be better to solve various issues through dialogue rather than using violence.