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Manipur: Mamata meets Irom, slams AFPSA
India Blooms News Service | Imphal, Jan 25 (IBNS) :
Hitting a campaign trail in the Northeastern state of Manipur, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said she is against the continuation of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFPSA) in the state and to send the message that she would walk the talk also met human rights activist Irom Sharmila in hospital.
On an election campaign visit to Manipur, Mamata said if elected to power in the state, she would ensure that there is no consent from her side to the draconian AFPSA in the state.
"I had a talk with Irom Sharmila," she told an election rally after meeting the "Iron Lady of Manipur" who since Nov 2000 has been on hunger strike (she is forced fed in a hospital) to demand that the Indian government repeal the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 (AFSPA) to end violence in the region.
"Army rule cannot bring peace. Development is the answer," she told the gathering. She said tourism will be promoted in Manipur if her party is brought to power.
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