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After Anna, Irom Sharmila grips student imagination
NDTV.com | October 03, 2011 12:15 IST
After their massive show of support for anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare during his recent indefinite hunger strike for the Jan Lokpal bill, students in the city are gearing up for one more big campaign for another activist known for taking on the government using the Gandhian means of fasting.
Towards this end, student groups from various colleges in the city along with activists of the National Alliance for People's Movement (NAPM) and other NGOs have decided to start a signature campaign. Starting from this week, volunteers will visit colleges to encourage youth across the city to participate in the movement 'Irom Sharmila Solidarity Campaign'. Their aim is to collect thousands of signatures and organise seminars and candlelight marches for the next couple of weeks to raise awareness on the AFSPA.
"We want to approach as many people and students from various colleges as we can to encourage them to participate in the decade- old struggle for the repeal of the AFSPA," said Suhas Kolhekar, member of NAPM, Pune division.
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