Womenfolk protest
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, May 23 2016:
Local womenfolk staged a protest demonstration on Tinsid Road today against allegedly slapping a man by MLA Dr N Bijoy last evening when the man was struggling to tackle the flood situation together with other people near Lainingthou Puthiba premises.
The protest demonstration was participated by womenfolk of Khurai Sajor Leikai and Khurai Chingangbam Leikai.
One Lairikyengbam (O) Kananbala told media persons that MLA Dr Bijoy slapped Leishangthem Itocha (60) at around 8 pm yesterday when he was struggling to contain overflow of water from Imphal River together with other people.
People's anguish will linger for many years until the MLA tenders an apology, she said.
Leishangthem Itocha said that he was helping people build embankment using his son's excavator and tipper truck since morning.
One mini-truck carrying bamboo poles and bamboo thatches was stopped at Lamlong Bridge by the people.
Soon after, MLA Dr Ng Bijoy arrived at the scene.
"Just as I told the MLA that water was seeping through and earths were piled up, the MLA slapped me asking me what did I know", Itocha recounted.