Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, April 22:
Members of27 meira paibis of Haotal and Sagolmang area have today extended its support to the resolution passed by 11 meira paibis groups with regard to boycotting the inner Lok Sabha elections on April 11.Interacting with mediaperson at the office of the Women Welfare Association Sambei today, Assistant secretary of the Association Th Renubala asserted that imposition Armed Forces Special Power Act in the State have encouraged the security forces to commit all sort of atrocities in the name of counter insurgency.
Commenting on the hunger strike launched by Irom chanu Sharmila demanding for removal of AFSPA from the State, Renubala appealed to the public to support the cause of Sharmila who has been fasting since the Malom massacre.
Tangkham Awang Leikai Women Welfare Association assistant secretary Kangabam Ibeyaima who also spoke at the press conference asserted that it is meaningless to participate in the Lok Sabha polls as the elected MPs have never been able to address the prpblems of the people in the parliament.