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'Save Irom Sharmila Solidarity Campaign' completes in national tour
IBN Live | PTI | 02:10 PM,Oct 27,2011, Imphal:
After soliciting support from the people of 11 states in their drive against the 'draconian' Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), the 'Save Sharmila Solidarity Campaign' today completed its nation-wide tour as it reached Imphal valley.
Flagged off by Medha Patkar and Magsaysay award winner Sandeep Pandey on October 16 from Srinagar, the 4,500 km long 'Jan Karvan' is led by 21 members of the National Alliance for People's Movement (NAPM) and backed by a number of civil society groups from across the country. The 4,500 km tour covered cities like Jammu, Ludhiana, New Delhi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Varanasi, Ranchi, Patna, Kolkata and Guwahati, with the final destination being Imphal.
"We were successful in spreading the universal message of love and peace. We made people aware against the unconstitutional and inhumane AFSPA which has killed many innocents.
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