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Manipur rights activists warn Team Anna
Times of India | Aug 26, 2011, 12.43PM IST
Human rights activists in Manipur have cautioned Team Anna to be careful while negotiating with the Centre over the Lok Pal bill and asked them not to blindly trust the government without studying their real intention.
They cited the movement in Manipur against Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act in 2004 over the rape and murder of Manorama Devi by Assam Rifles personnel. The agitation ended after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh pledged to replace AFSPA with a more humane law. But, nothing has been done by the centre so far and the act still remains.
"The Centre's attitude towards marginalized people or those living in periphery is not encouraging. In Anna's case, he is getting the support of mainstream and the centre just cannot ignore him," said Arambam, who felt Anna was fighting for a good cause.
Regarding the demand of AFSPA's repeal, Arambam said the Ccentre was ignoring it as the issue does not affect the mainstream and only affected those in the periphery like northeast and Jammu and Kashmir.
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