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Manipur doesn't warm up to Anna fight
Hindustan Times | Guwahati, August 18, 2011, 23:57 IST
Manipur does not want to be drawn into a debate on whether the fight to scrap a law that gives soldiers the licence to kill is bigger than the fight against corruption. But this is at the heart of the northeastern state's disconnect with Anna Hazare's crusade. Manipur was unresponsive when the nation rallied behind Hazare after his arrest and backed his fast for the jan lokpal bill.
"My sister is not fighting for Manipur or Manipuris alone. Her fight is for every Indian who might some day be facing a gun for disagreeing with the government," said Irom Singhajit, 53, brother of Irom Sharmila Chanu who has been fasting for the 11th year in a row to have the AFSPA repealed.
AFSPA is in force in Nagaland, Manipur (barring seven assembly segments), Assam, Arunachal Pradesh (Tirap and Changlang) and areas under 22 police stations in Tripura.
A commission (under former Supreme Court judge Justice BP Jeevan Reddy) had recommended replacing the AFSPA with a more humane piece of legislation, but the Centre didn't listen.
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