Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, July 03 2009:
If the killing of men section of the society be continued like in the present trend, one day there would be a stage which women outnumber the men.
At that stage, men from outside will be hired, asked Ibemtombi of Apunba Nupi Khunai Lup Lamjing Meira Paibi Lup today.
She was speaking at the street corner meeting held in connection with the poster campaign organized by the Working Group of Meira Paibi Movement today at Yairipok Laimanai Shanta Bazar.
The poster campaign cum street corner meeting held today was a part of the ongoing campaign to aware the people of the spate of killing of people by the state and Central security forces.
Ibetombi speaking further in the meeting said, there is no value for having court and prison in the state.
Instead of trial in the court, security forces are killing people with their on spot trial.
Time has come women to come out and protest against the act to save the men section of the society, she told the gathering in the meeting.
Speaking at the same meeting, H Manbi Devi, member of the All Manipur Women Voluntary Association observed that security forces are killing civilians in the name of countering with the insurgency under the AFSPA.
State police commandos are also killing people with no reason.
While the state government instead of taking up action to check such killing, encourage them by offering rewards.
In the meantime, she added meira paibis groups which are formed to protect the rights of the people also remaining availing funds from the government for their benefits, she alleged.
While saying meira paibi them and remaining in home will not able to protect the violation of rights of the people.
Convener of the working group, Longjam Memchoubi observed that it would be better to stop the habit of demanding ex-gratia for killing a man by forming JAC.
Instead, it has been a must to consider and takes up step not to repeat the spate of killing by the security forces.
She also called to unite all the meira paibi groups in the state and fight against injustice killing of people instead of protesting and demanding ex-gratia by forming JAC.