Octogenarian, minor boy stage indefinite hunger strike
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, August 28 2015 :
An 80-year-old woman from Singjamei Thongam Leikai has started an indefinite hunger strike on Friday to demand immediate implementation of Inner Line Permit System (ILPS) in the State to protect the indigenous communities of Manipur.
The octogenarian Aribam ongbi Sanahanbi (80), w/o Chaoba of Singjamei Thongam Leikai, came out at 6.30 am and launched the fast unto-death agitation at the waiting shed of Singjamei bridge.
Earlier, Yumnam Inaobi (17) of Singjamei Wangma Torban Kshetri Leikai staged hunger strike at the same waiting shed until she was picked up by police on Thursday at around 2.30 pm.
The elderly woman vowed to continue the hunger strike until the demand for implementation of ILPS is met by the Government.
Meanwhile, a minor boy of only 11 years of age began an indefinite hunger strike since Thursday at the waiting shed of Takyel Kolom Leikai demanding implementation of ILPS in Manipur.
The hunger striker Aribam Premchandra (11) s/o Muhindro, is a resident of Takyel Kolom Leikai.
He is a class VI student of Budhimanjuri School, Takyel.