Jan Karwan Members Denied Permission to meet Irom and Detained by Police at Imphal Porompat
- Save Sharmila Solidarity Campaign -
Imphal 28 october 2011
Jan Karwan Members Detained by Police at Imphal Porompat on October 28 2011
Today dated 28 october 2011, around 25 activists of Srinagar to Imphal Jan Karwan reached at Jawaharlal Nehru Hospital to meet Irom Sharmila, however government denied them permission to meet her. All activists in turn started protest outside the hospital gate. Protesters were on hunger strike whole day.
Protesters who came here on behalf of Save Sharmila Solidarity Campaign just wanted to meet Irom to express their concern. They also brought some gifts including books but administration denied the permission. It is restriction on rights of people.
Heavy police deployed around hospital premises and police don't even permitted to sit on fast outside of hospital. Police arrested forcefully to all karwan activists.
Faisal khan told that it is a matter of shame for the government of Manipur and Government of India. He added that if a government that can not even allow the peace delegation to meet Irom, how can we expect that the same government has any capability for peace talks.
This government should be terminated immediately because now it is clear that government is incapable to handle the issues. All activists who came here from various parts of India condemned the way by which administration handled the issue.
Ravi Nitesh told that though it was already known that human rights violation is on dangerous state but now we are able to understand that what problems local people are facing here. We feel shame on this government. Illa pathak, a senior activist from Gujarat told that violence in any form can not be recommended and denying the permission is just like opposing the democratic values.
Many activists were here to present gifts to Irom. All karwan members arrested by police at Porompat Police Station, Imphal including women activists Shehnaz from Gujrat, Mukta and Guddi from Maharashtra. Senior Sarvodayee activist Suresh Bhai, M H Gandhi, Madan Lal Nirula, Balwant Yadav and youth activists Gufran, Shabbir, Sarwar, Qamar,
Bilal Kagzi, Gorsi.
Regards
Save Sharmila Solidarity Campaign
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