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5th death anniversary of Sapam Robinhood : JCILPS to observe day sombrely
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, July 01 2020:
The Joint Committee on Inner Line Permit System (JCILPS) has conveyed that the 5th death anniversary of Sapam Robinhood which falls on July 8 will be observed symbolically with the participation of only a few people and family members in view of the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown.
Nonetheless, the committee appealed all to lit candles in their respective localities on the night of July 8 .
Speaking to media persons at its Konjeng Hazari Leikai's office, JCILPS convenor YK Dhiren reminded that the committee has been observing the death anniversary of Sapam Robinhood as "Lamjing Meira Numit" .
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He was a "Lamjing Meira" who died for the cause of the indigenous people of the State, he said.
Sapam Robinhood was a Class XI student of Ananda Singh Higher Secondary Academy when he succumbed to bullet injuries after police fired rubber bullets to disperse protesters demanding ILPS on July 8, 2015.This year, his death anniversary will be observed in a simple and symbolic manner due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown imposed by the Government.
The JCILPS took this decision considering the health risk associated with large gatherings, Dhiren said.
Few members and representatives of the JCILPS, other civil society organisations, student bodies and Robinhood's family members will participate in the observance on July 8 .
COVID-19 safety guidelines and SOPs laid down by the Government and Health Department will be followed, he said adding floral tributes will be paid to Robinhood at the memorial site at Lamjing Meira Ching (Awa Ching) in Imphal East.
Reminding the State Government of its "assurance to construct a befitting memorial site" at the Awa Ching, Dhiren decried that the Government has failed to translate its assurance into action till today.
The JCILPS will soon start constructing the memorial site if the Government can't keep its promise, he said, seeking moral, physical and financial support from the public for construction of the site.
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