'Hunger strike will continue until justice is delivered'
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IMPHAL, Apr 13: Hunger strike will continue until justice is delivered for the two children killed in the April 7 Tronglaobi bomb attack, People's Alliance for Peace and Progressive Manipur (PAPPM) convenor Jurist Khumancha has said.
Jurist Khumancha, who is also the president of the Prime Club, hails from Uripok Achom Leikai.
He has been carrying out the hunger strike since midnight yesterday, in place of Village Volunteer Force (VWF) Manipur president Takhellambam Ramananda.
Takhellambam Ramananda had launched the strike on April 7 at Malom Awang Ibudhou Pakhangba Community Hall.
After his health deteriorated, Ramananda was picked up by the police and evacuated to RIMS Hospital yesterday.
Speaking to reporters, Jurist said he will continue the hunger strike until justice is delivered for the children killed in the Tronglaobi attack.
He also stressed that the Government must also take up strict actions against CRPF personnel involved in the firing on April 7 that killed 3 protesters and injured several others.
The Government must take up appropriate measures and deploy adequate security forces in all sensitive areas to curb violence, he said.
Further, the Government must update the National Register of Citizens (NRC) to identify illegal immigrants and deport them, he said.
Thousands of people who have been displaced by the Manipur conflict are still languishing in relief camps. The Government must rehabilitate and allow them to return to their homes, he said.
The Government must also crackdown on illicit poppy cultivation, illegal villages and settlements, and remove encroachers from reserved and protected forest areas, he added.
Jurist Khumancha, who is also the president of the Prime Club, hails from Uripok Achom Leikai.
He has been carrying out the hunger strike since midnight yesterday, in place of Village Volunteer Force (VWF) Manipur president Takhellambam Ramananda.
Takhellambam Ramananda had launched the strike on April 7 at Malom Awang Ibudhou Pakhangba Community Hall.
After his health deteriorated, Ramananda was picked up by the police and evacuated to RIMS Hospital yesterday.
Speaking to reporters, Jurist said he will continue the hunger strike until justice is delivered for the children killed in the Tronglaobi attack.
He also stressed that the Government must also take up strict actions against CRPF personnel involved in the firing on April 7 that killed 3 protesters and injured several others.
The Government must take up appropriate measures and deploy adequate security forces in all sensitive areas to curb violence, he said.
Further, the Government must update the National Register of Citizens (NRC) to identify illegal immigrants and deport them, he said.
Thousands of people who have been displaced by the Manipur conflict are still languishing in relief camps. The Government must rehabilitate and allow them to return to their homes, he said.
The Government must also crackdown on illicit poppy cultivation, illegal villages and settlements, and remove encroachers from reserved and protected forest areas, he added.