Sit-ins protest assault of doctor, bomb threat
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, December 28 2023:
RIMS teaching and non- teaching staff along with doctors staged sit-in protest in front of RIMS OPD on Thursday condemning the abduction and thrashing of RIMS senior medicine doctor at gunpoint from Koirengei area on December 24 night by miscreants.
Speaking on the sidelines of the protest, RIMS medicine department Dr Biren condemned the assault and threat on doctors who have been working tirelessly amidst the trying times in the state.
While urging not to repeat such acts in the future, he said that doctors might err as they are also human and called upon all to give doctors a chance to correct themselves if they did any wrong.
Dr Biren further appealed to the government to take up initiatives so that such unfortunate act does not recur in future.
Meanwhile, Senior Social Group, Kuraomakhong United Club, Council for Youth Welfare, Lamjing Seva Meira Paibi, and Sayang Kuraomakhong Women Development Committee jointly staged a sit-in protest at Sagolband Sayang Konthoujam Leikai on Thursday, condemning the hand grenade threat at the residence of RK Punyabati on Wednesday night.
During the sit in, Lamjing Seva Meira Paibi president Pramodi Thounaojam strongly condemned the threat, stating that the people have already been suffering due to the on-going conflict.
As such, she urged all concerned not to repeat such acts in the future and demanded the person(s) responsible to clarify the reason for the threat.