Women vendors decry
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, April 20 2024:
Strongly condemning the spate of violence that was witnessed during the first phase of 18th Lok Sabha election held on Friday, women vendors of Khwairamband Keithel have appealed to all those involved not to create an unfavourable environment which would hit at the heart of the mothers.
Women vendors of Khwairamband Keithel held a press conference at Manipur Press Club, here, on Saturday to condemn widespread violence during the first phase of the 18th Lok Sabha election.
A woman vendor named Asem Nirmala told media persons that mothers of Khwairamband Keithel regretted the violent incidents that happened at different places of the state during the Lok Sabha polls on Friday.
She said that the sacred relation between mothers and sons of the soil should not.be spoiled by an unfavourable environment of violence like the one created on Friday.
Appealing to all those involved in the violence on Friday not to repeat their anti-social acts ever again, Nirmala reminded perpetrators of Friday's violent incidents to remember the power of Manipuri women in the two Nupi Lals and how women have been at the forefront of fighting any issue concerning the state.
Just as mothers of the land in the past fought to save youth who have come out for the sake of their motherland, mothers in the present violence too are sleeping on roadsides since May 3, 2023 .
Apart from this, mothers of the soil have been contributing cash and kind to make up shortages of the sons fighting at the forefront but Friday's violent incidents have hurt sentiments of the mothers and such incidents are akin to sons dapping their own mothers, Nirmala said, adding that those involved in Friday's violent incidents should tender apology sincerely.
The women vendors of Khwairamband Keithel also appealed to Meira Paibis in localities where re-poll would be conducted to guard their localities for preventing unwanted incidents.