Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, December 27:
Reiterating its stand of boycotting the visiting Review Committee of AFSPA, one group of the Apunba Lup today said that there is no ground for the people to welcome the team as the demand is the repeal of the Act and not a Review Committee.
In a statement, the Working Committee of the Apunba Lup today said that the public curfew imposed in and around the office of the Manipur Human Rights Commission, where the panel will hold its public hearing still stands and urged all not to meet the team and reiterated that anyone violating the boycott will be dubbed as National Reactionaries.
Justifying its stand, the Lup said that despite the self immolation of Pebam Chittaranjan, nude protest at Kangla, the immolation bid by five MAFYF activists and the death of Memita in police crackdown, the Centre is still intent on making the people suffer under the draconian Act instead of listening to the demand for its repeal.