Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, August 10 2009:
Enraged over the obstruction put up by police on their way to submit a memorandum to the Governor, activists of the Konjeng Leikai Apunba Nupi Lup, Mongsangei Apunba Nupi Lup, Chingtham Leikai Apunba Nupi Lup and Langthabal Nupi Lup staged a protest demonstration at Konjeng Leikai where they set ablaze effigies of Chief Minister O Ibobi, Ibobi's wife MLA Landhoni and DGP Y Joykumar.
According to a press release issued by the Naoriya Kendra Women Welfare Association, the Meira Paibi organisations have been demanding resignation of Chief Minister O Ibobi for covering up extra-judicial killings committed by police as well as the lone lady MLA Landhoni for maintaining stoic silence even as a young pregnant mother was shot dead right in front of her three year old son at Khwairamband Market in broad day light.
They also demanded resignation of DGP Joykumar for encouraging commandos to commit all kinds of excesses.
Other demands of the Meira Paibi organisations include dismissal of all commandos personnel involved in the July 23 killing and unconditional release of all the arrested functionaries of the Apunba Lup, conveyed the release.