Women society alleges, MLA refutes
Source: The Sangai Express
Kangpokpi, March 31 2016:
Even as
Konthoujam Mamang Kabui
village women have accused
escort personnel of
Konthoujam AC MLA K Sarat
of making derogatory remarks
against them, MLA K Sarat has
denied the accusation against
his escort personnel.
Taking strong exception to
the alleged foul and unre-
strained comments against
women of Konthoujam
Mamang Kabui village by
escort personnel of
Konthoujam AC MLA K
Sarat a few days back, the
Konthoujam Mamang Tribal
Women Society has today
said that such unrestrained
comments by the personnel
amount to a challenge to the
whole Kabui community.
Speaking to reporters to-
day at Manipur Press Club,
secretary of Konthoujam
Mamang Tribal Women Soci-
ety Sindinliu Kamei said the
escort personnel of MLA K
Sarat were making unwar-
ranted remarks against the
tribal women when they were
returning home in the night of
March 26 around 9.30 after
attending a traditional rite.
When the local women
folk approached the MLA the
next morning to thrash out the
matter personally, the MLA
was not at his residence, she
said.
Besides, she said that
the MLA's wife action of
turning her rage at the womenfolk was not justifiable.
Sindinliu Kamei further urged the authority concerned to
take fitting action against the personnel involved in making the
alleged derogatory remarks.
She further urged all concerned
CSOs of the State to look into the matter so that justice is
delivered.
She added that the MLA is not available for talks till now
since the incident happened.
Meanwhile, addressing media persons at his Konthoujam
Lairembi Leikai's residence today, MLA K Sarat said that
there was no incident of his escort personnel making unre-
strained or derogatory remarks against women of Konthoujam
Mamang Kabui womenfolk.
He said that he, along with his escort party, was returning
home after attending public meetings at different places when
they came across womenfolk attired in traditional dresses in
the night of March 26.He said that there was no incident of
his escort personnel making unwarranted comments against
the womenfolk.
He said that there is a personnel among his escort party
who is nicknamed 'Mukthrubi.'
Denying the involvement of his escort personnel in any
partisan action or making any derogatory remarks against any
community, MLA K Sarat said the allegation was nothing but
a ploy to tarnish his image with political motive.