Women defy curfew, come out demanding Ibobi’s resignation

Off late Manipur has been exploding with protests and once again a large number of women protestors hit the streets and took out torch rallies across the Imphal valley. Defying the curfew given by the government and heeding to the call of Apunba Lup, women protestors came out in large numbers voicing their demands. At many places Police resorted to lathi charge and fired tear gas shells to disperse protestors who were demanding Chief Minister Okram Ibobi’s resignation over the BT road fake encounter issue. In response to the Apunba Lup’s call to light up the Imphal valley with protest torches, women protestors came out, defying curfew, shouting anti-Ibobi slogans. Groups of women assembled at strategic places and took out rally protesting Chief Minister Ibobi’s indifference to their demands. They also demanded Chief Minister Okram Ibobi’s resignation. Meanwhile, police had to resort to firing of tear gas shells, mock bombs and lathi charge the protestors who challenged the curfew. According to reports available with us, some protestors received minor injuries due to police action, and a woman was seriously injured when a mock bomb directly hit her right thigh blowing off a chunk of muscles. After a gap of about 30 hours, the injured woman was finally evacuated to the JN hospital. It maybe be mentioned here that the JAC against the Brutal Killing of Ch. Sanjit submitted a memorandum to the visiting Union Home Secretary, GK Pillai on Saturday.

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