Nude protestors reject pension offer
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, November 03 2022:
The womenfolk who staged a nude protest in front of the western gate of Kangla denouncing the atrocities and killing of innocent civilians by security forces have taken serious note of the offer made by an organisation for providing monthly pension to them and asked the organisation concerned to clarify and tender public apology at the earliest.
Addressing media persons at Manipur Press Club, here, on Thursday, some of the women who staged the historic protest in front of Kangla said that it was heart-breaking for them when an organisation offered to provide monthly pension amounting Rs 2000 to them.
They said that the protest staged in front of Kangla cannot be compromised with material benefit and they are yet to come out of the trauma they faced when Thangjam Manorama was shot dead after being brutally raped by security forces.
Rejecting the pension offer from the organisation, the brave women asked the organisation to clarify and tender public apology for the mistake.
They also said that the organisation should have sought prior permission from them if it really esteem the nude protestors and think for the motherland.