More Than 200 Signatures for Removal of Present Manipur State Women Commission Chairperson
Source: IT News

Imphal, December 11 2019: A collective of 226 concern individuals, organization representatives, women, LGBT and men have put in their signature in a letter sent to the Chief Minister of Manipur seeking for a replacement of the present Chairperson of the State Commission for Women, Dr M Binota Devi , today 11th December 2019 .

This signatures are collected with 2 days.

This outpour has come in the aftermath of a public statement given by the Chairperson to the media in the state recently.

The chairperson had stated that the "morality" of women in Manipur have degraded and that she would like to see married, unmarried women and men to uphold the social norms and laws of the land.

She went on to state that "women do not feel any moral scruples even if they have eloped two/three times and some of them have even adopted elopement as a means of earning big money" .

That such immoral" women needed to be brought back to the "right path" .

The Chairperson's irresponsible remarks and statement is unbecoming of the Chair that she currently holds.

This is questionable and the esteemed institution that the current Chairperson is leading has been downgraded under such irresponsible leadership.

It is unfortunate for the citizens of the state at large and the women in particular.

As such the signatories are deeply concerned about the functioning of the State Women Commission.

In a situation where the head of the institution has no qualms about raising the issue of "morality" according to her own standard, the public statement of the Chairperson of the Women Commission is extremely regressive.

While the State Commission for Women is mandated to defend Human Rights and work towards women empowerment, take up matters regarding rights violations, its Chairperson has done exactly the opposite.

Rather than be a Commission that provides legal help and stand as a human rights defender for women, the Commission has turned into a 'kangaroo court' .

In its present state, the Commission for Women is not serving the section or community it is meant to serve.

The Letter to the Hon'ble Chief Minister, Government of Manipur is to seek a replacement for a better, more mature Chairperson with integrity, a person who is well aware, is informed and understand issues that affect the personal and political integrity of women.

On Behalf of the Signatories
Sonia Nepram & Ninglun Hanghal .

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