Sit-in protest continues against killing and arrest of village volunteers
Source: The Sangai Express
Thoubal, January 14 2025:
Denouncing the killing of a village volunteer and arrest of six other village volunteers by security forces at Salungpham in Thoubal district on December 14 last year, Meira Paibis of Thoubal Wangmataba Sorok Makha today staged a sit-in protest at Thoubal Wangmataba Sorok Makha Community Hall.
In the course of the protest demonstration organised by the Women's Development Association, Thoubal Wangmataba Sorok Makha, the protesters chanted slogans like "We condemn killing of student", "Don't arrest village volunteers", "Transfer Thoubal SP to Churachandpur or Kangpokpi", "Terminate those police personnel involved in Salungpham firing incident", "Remove irresponsible leaders", "Repeal AFSPA from Manipur", etc.
Speaking on the sidelines of the sit-in protest, a protester named Anju stated that the village volunteers have been playing an active role in protecting the territorial integrity of the State since the beginning of the violence on May 3, 2023.If the villager volunteers were not there for us, it could have been a different story for us, she said.
Thus the killing and arrest of village volunteers by security forces is totally unacceptable and condemned at the strongest term, added Anju.
She further urged the authorities concerned to immediately release the arrested village volunteers without any condition, failing it will resort to more stringent form of agitation by the mothers, she added.