Lady affected by eviction dies
Source: The Sangai Express

Thoubal, October 05 2013 : A woman, who was undergoing treatment for mental trauma after Government started eviction of houses on both sides of NH-2 between Lilong Usoipokpi and Tangjeng, passed away yesterday evening.

The deceased has been identified as Noorjahan Bibi (53) w/o Md Nahaton of San-gomshang village.

It is said that two other women, identified as Sitara Bibi (34) w/o Abdul Hasim and Khadijan Bibi (38) w/o Md Mahibur Rahman of the same locality are still undergoing treatment for unstable mental condition after the eviction drive.

Local sources said that Noorjahan was rushed to RIMS Hospital as she fainted after Government authority started eviction at her locality on October 2 .

Meanwhile, protesting the Government's eviction drive and death of Noorjahan, people of Meitei and Meitei Pangal communities resided at both sides of NH-2 from Tangjeng to Ushoipokpi staged a sit-in-protest at Sangomshang Sapana Bazar under the aegis of the JAC constituted against the eviction drive.

According to evicted families, poor people who have been residing at both the sides of NH-2 since past 100 years have been rendered homeless.

They have nowhere to go but to stay on the highway, they added.

Saying that they do not have any objection in Government's plan of highway expansion, the evicted villagers requested the Government to allow them to build houses at the remaining space on nearby hill areas.

They said that families residing between Ushoipokpi and Tangjeng were evicted from Waithou lake area during former Chief Minister Alimuddin's tenure.

They said that they would initiate various forms of intense agitations in case the State Government does not listen to their request.

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