Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, July 25:
Agitating members of Kangleipak Muslim Chanura Development Organisation, Golapati Branch today 'executed' Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh, Union MoS for Home Affairs Prakash Jaiswal and Information Minister W Leima Devi by hanging their effigies symbolically from a tree and later dumping the effigies into Imphal river.
The agitating members conducted the mock execution near the bank of Imphal River at Minuthong Golapati at around 2.45 pin to express their anger over the attitude of the Government in performing the last rites of Manorama against the wishes of the people.
Onlookers who thronged the area witnessing the 'drama' joined the agitators in shouting slogans demanding punishment of AR personnel involved in the killing of Manorama and removal of Armed Forces Special Powers Act from Manipur.
Talking to reporters, the agitating women denounced the State Government for performing the last rites of Manorama at the public crematorium near Minuthong last evening without the consent of her family members.