Sit-ins protest bomb attacks; Thumbs down to bomb culture
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, July 09 2012:
Denouncing the bomb attack at Khurai Laishram Leikai last night and planting of bomb at Sagolmang area, sit-in demonstrations were staged at these two places of Imphal East district today.
At Sagolmang Bazar, the protest was held under the joint aegis of Sagolmang Wakhong Khewa Company, Ereima Thougallup and Sagolmang Women's Prohibition Committee from around 10 am till 4 pm.
Students of Little Rose English School and Sagolmang Government Primary School also joined in the demonstration which was held to protest planting of bomb in between Sagolmang Ereima Lairembi complex and approach road to the private residence of Manipur Legislative Assembly Speaker Th Lokeshwor.
The explosive item was spotted yesterday morning.
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The other bomb attack incident, for which protest was held today at Khurai Laishram Leikai, occurred last evening in which unidentified miscreants exploded a hand grenade at the Khurai kongpal Laishram leikai residence of pradhan Yendrenbam Jiten.
Including a minor child, three persons were wounded by the blast.
The protest held from around 10 am till 3 pm vehemently condemned the act of violence.
One of the protestors, identified the injured trio as Yendrenbam Ongbi Hembi alias Ashalata (32) w/o Y Premjit, Y Robita (27) d/o Y Naba and Y Tania, a minor girl.