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Robita gives in to family, ends fast
- Two-day journey begins in Imphal and terminates at Ukhrul family home
The Telegraph | Khelen Thokchom | Imphal, Aug 17
Arambam Robita Leima, who had vowed to step into rights crusader Irom Sharmila's shoes with an indefinite hunger strike, is said to have called it off within a couple of days, apparently succumbing to family pressure.
Robita, 32 and a mother of two, had begun her hunger strike against the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act at 3.30am on August 13 in the office of an Imphal-based women's organisation. In the afternoon, she shifted to her office at Canchipur in Imphal West district and from there went to her locality, Kongba in Imphal East, to sit on fast. However, she did not turn up at the proposed fasting venue and went into hiding after police personnel swarmed the place.
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