JD-U welcomes Sharmila's decision
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, August 09 2016:
JD-U has hailed Sharmila's decision to break
her 16 year old fast against AFSPA and joined electoral politics.
Speaking to media persons at their office today, JD-
Manipur unit president M Tombi said that JD-U welcomes
Sharmila's decision to contest election.
Whereas many civilians have been raped, tortured and killed
by security forces who enjoy complete impunity under
AFSPA, the NDA Government at the Centre has been paying
no attention to Sharmila's campaign.
The Government of
Manipur too is also doing nothing, Tombi lamented.
JD-U National general secretary and North East in-charge
Arun Kumar Srivastava was also present at the press meet.
He said that Sharmila's 16 years of struggle will not go in
vain and the struggle for repeal of AFSPA will go on.
The martyrs of the freedom movement (of India) did not
dream of such Governments that make such anti-people laws
like AFSPA which give shelter to the heinous crimes and
make their own citizens its slaves.
The martyrs of the country
wanted an egalitarian State that could provide every citizen
right to democracy, secularism and socialism, he added.