March with a cause from NE to West : For Sharmila and against corruption
Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal, February 28 2011: To give a further boost to the issues raised by Irom Chanu Sharmila who has been fasting for more than 10 years demanding repeal of Armed Forces Special Powers Act, 1958 and to protest the rising corruption in India among others, a protest march is set to be taken out starting from March 23 covering a distance of 2733 kms from Guwahati in Assam to Sabarmati in Gujarat.

The proposed protest march is to be organised by the Guwahati based Purbanchal Youth Front, which is working on issues related to the youth.

The objective of the protest march that would take around 4 months to cover the distance from Guwahati to Sabarmati is to awaken the people, specially the youth to various pressing issues like the over 10 years long fast by Irom Chanu Sharmila demanding repeal of Armed Forces Special Powers Act and rising corruption in India.

The rally would also demand that Indian money ($ 1456 billion) stashed away in Swiss Banks be brought back, eliminate corruption at all level, to stop illegal migrants from neighbouring countries, to bring about improvement in the education system of India so as to ensure proper education to all children and to save public properties being misused since 1947 .

Fasting with a cause, Sharmila-File

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